Nigeria, Feb. 28 -- The Lagos State House of Assembly has denounced Thursday's plenary session, which was presided over by former Speaker Mudashiru Obasa.

The session had only four out of the 40 member legislative members in attendance.

In a statement on Friday, Stephen Ogundipe, the chairman, house committee on information, insisted that the session was unconstitutional and lacked legislative effect.

Mr Ogundipe stated that according to the Assembly's rules, a valid plenary session requires formal notice to all members, a quorum, an approved agenda, and the presence of the mace.

"None of these procedural requirements were met during the purported session, with only 5 out of 40 members present, rendering it unconstitutional and withou...