A former speaker of the Lagos State Home of Meeting, Mudashiru Obasa, has dragged the Meeting and the brand new speaker, Mojisola Meranda, earlier than the Lagos State Excessive Courtroom in Ikeja, difficult the legality of his sack.
Obasa, within the go well with which is but to be assigned to a choose as on the time of this report, is urging the courtroom to declare that his colleagues within the Home acted unlawfully by eradicating him whereas the Meeting was on recess.
Within the utility dated February 12, 2025, and filed by his lawyer, Chief Afolabi Fashanu (SAN), the plaintiff claimed that he was faraway from his place on January 13, 2025, by 36 lawmakers whereas he was in a foreign country.
The embattled lawmaker is searching for an order of the courtroom fixing a date for the accelerated listening to of the case and to shorten the time allowed for the defendants to reply with counter-affidavits or written addresses to seven days post-hearing.
He additionally requested the courtroom to order that the time for the plaintiff to file their replies on factors of regulation be restricted to 3 days.
Obasa’s utility relies on 9 grounds, specializing in the interpretation of varied sections of the 1999 Structure of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended), and the Guidelines and Standing Orders of the Lagos State Home of Meeting.
The plaintiff challenged the constitutionality of the Lagos State Home of Meeting’s sitting and proceedings throughout recess with out the speaker convening the Home or delegating authority to another person to take action.
“Public curiosity necessitates that this case be heard and resolved rapidly to keep away from disruption of legislative actions within the state,” he famous.
Obasa maintained that the courtroom should urgently decide the legality behind the Meeting’s present management as a result of it violates the relevant legal guidelines and guidelines.
He additional asserts that the courtroom holds inherent powers to grant expedited hearings and time limitations.
No date has been fastened for the listening to of the matter.
