Nigeria, Feb. 15 -- The sacked Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has made a move to take back his seat through the court.

In a suit filed against the Assembly and the new Speaker, Mojisola Meranda, at the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja, the embattled lawmaker contested the legality of his removal, insisting that due process was not followed.

Mr Obasa's legal team, led by Afolabi Fashanu, filed a motion dated 12 February 2025, seeking an accelerated hearing of the suit.

In the suit, Mr Obasa claimed that the removal process, executed while he was out of the country and when the assembly was in recess, was unlawful.

The lawmaker's application is based on nine key points, including the interpretation of spec...