Information obtained by 9News Nigeria on Sunday night, revealed that the National Industrial Court sitting in Lagos has sacked the acting clerk of the House, Ottun Babatunde, who was appointed by Speaker Mojisola Meranda.
It also ordered the reinstatement of the former clerk of the House, Olalekan Onafeko, who was the clerk of the House before January 13, 2025, when Obasa was removed as Speaker.
The order follows an ex parte application to the court made by Onafeko through his counsel, Yusuf Nurudeen, in a case he filed against the Lagos State Government, Lagos State Civil Service Commission, Lagos State House of Assembly Service Commission, the Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Attorney-General of Lagos State and Babatunde.
The judge slated the hearing of the motion on notice for March 3, 2025, as the sacking is another new turn of the crisis rocking the assembly since the removal of Obasa, who has dragged the assembly and Maeranda to court, seeking redress.
Lagos State House of Assembly, on February 12 adjourned its sitting indefinitely after the presence of officials of the Department of State Services created tension at the assembly and sparked controversy.
DSS recently arrested three workers of the House for allegedly attacking its personnel on February 17.
