Nigeria, March 5 -- The reinstated Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, met with lawmakers on Tuesday to reconcile with aggrieved colleagues following weeks of leadership turmoil, Punch newspaper reported.

The meeting, held at the Assembly complex in Alausa, Ikeja, came a day after Mr Obasa was re-elected as Speaker, ending a crisis that saw his removal on 13 January and the election of Mojisola Meranda as his replacement.

PREMIUM TIMES reported that Ms Meranda, who served as Speaker for 49 days, resigned on Monday before being re-elected as Deputy Speaker, the position she previously held.

Mr Obasa's reinstatement was the result of interventions by senior members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), includ...