{"id":59898,"date":"2025-01-24T17:42:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T17:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=59898"},"modified":"2025-01-24T17:43:15","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T17:43:15","slug":"deposed-speaker-obasa-arrives-lagos-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/01\/24\/deposed-speaker-obasa-arrives-lagos-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Deposed Speaker, Obasa Arrives Lagos Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Our Correspondent\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The deposed Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, is set to return to Lagos today, where a grand reception has been organized in his honor by his loyal supporters.<\/p>\n<p>The event will take place this Saturday at Joel Ogunnaike Street, GRA Ikeja, at 9:00 am.<\/p>\n<p>Obasa\u2019s removal from office, which occurred under controversial circumstances, has sparked widespread reactions across Lagos.<\/p>\n<p>Supporters view his return as an opportunity to demonstrate solidarity with the embattled former Speaker, who served as the legislative head for over eight years.<\/p>\n<p>Sources close to the organizers revealed that prominent political figures, traditional rulers, and party loyalists are expected to attend the reception.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the press, a close ally of Obasa described him as a &#8220;man of the people&#8221; and emphasized his contributions to Lagos\u2019 legislative development, particularly in areas such as education, healthcare, and infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Political analysts suggest that Obasa\u2019s return could mark the beginning of a strategic comeback in Lagos politics.<\/p>\n<p>However, critics argue that his tenure as Speaker was marred by allegations of corruption and internal disputes, factors that led to his ouster.<\/p>\n<p>As the former Speaker steps back into Lagos\u2019 political scene, today\u2019s reception will likely serve as a litmus test for his support base and influence within the state.<\/p>\n<p>Security personnel have been deployed to ensure a peaceful event, with authorities urging attendees to remain orderly.<\/p>\n<p>More updates on the event and its implications for Lagos politics will follow as developments unfold.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Our Correspondent\u00a0 The deposed Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, is set to return to Lagos today, where a grand reception has been organized in his honor by his loyal supporters. The event will take place this Saturday at Joel Ogunnaike Street, GRA Ikeja, at 9:00 am. Obasa\u2019s removal from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":59899,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172,186],"tags":[59],"class_list":["post-59898","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-politics","tag-featured"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59898","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59898"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59898\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59901,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59898\/revisions\/59901"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}