Nigeria, Feb. 19 -- The speakership tussle at the Lagos state House of Assembly seems to have been quelled after Monday's commotion, which saw operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) deployed to the complex.

It was gathered that stakeholders and party elders are holding talks and exploring political solutions to the crisis, which threatens the smooth running of governance in the state.

Decrying the chaotic situation, some party leaders who reacted to the Monday's breach of the peace that led to the sealing of Speaker Mojisola Meranda's office and that of her deputy, said they were awaiting President Bola Tinubu's intervention.

One of the elders, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said that, "The President may soon in...