Thirty-six members of the Lagos State House of Assembly loyal to Mojisola Meranda reaffirmed their support for her as the legitimate leader of the House, rejecting the return of Mudashiru Obasa as Speaker. The lawmakers convened at the Assembly garden, maintaining their stance based on their February 17 vote of confidence in Meranda.

Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Strategy, and Security, Stephen Ogundipe, condemned the ongoing situation and called for calm. “This is Lagos, the State House of Assembly. We’re shocked to see what’s happening here today,” he said.

Ogundipe expressed frustration at being stopped from entering the assembly chamber and called for the leadership to address the lawmakers directly. “We expect our leaders, who earlier told us to remain calm, to come and address us and tell us where we went wrong or what really went wrong,” he said.

The lawmakers chorused in agreement, “We reject Obasa in totality,” with Ogundipe declaring, “We reject Obasa in totality.”