Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa (born 11 November 1972) is a Nigerian lawyer and politician who has served as

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since March 2025. He previously served as speaker from June 2015 to January 2025. He is a member of the ruling

All Progressives Congress The All Progressives Congress (APC) is one of the two major contemporary political parties in Nigeria, along with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Founded on 6 February 2013 from a merger of Nigeria's three largest opposition parties, t ...

Early life

Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa was born in

Agege Agege is a large city and local government area in the Ikeja Division of Lagos State, Nigeria. Until 1927, Agege was the capital of Ikeja Division. Etymology Agege is an ancient Awori city of Otta dynasty founded by Aige. It was initia ...

, a town in

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southwestern Nigeria on 11 November 1972. He had his primary education at St Thomas Acquinas Pry School, Surulere, Lagos before he proceeded to Archbishop Aggey Memorial Secondary school, Mushin, Ilasamaja, Lagos where he obtained the West Africa School Certificate. He received a bachelor's degree in

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from

Lagos State University Lagos State University (LASU) is a state-owned university established by the Lagos State government in 1983. Its main campus is situated at Ojo, Lagos State, Ojo, with sub-campuses at Ikeja and Epe. The university was set up "for the advanceme ...

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in 2006.

Political career

In 1999, he contested the seat of councilor at

local government under the Alliance for Democracy (Nigeria), Alliance for Democracy party and won. He served between 1999 and 2002. He was elected to the Lagos State House of Assembly representing Agege Constituency I in 2007. He was reelected in 2011, 2015 Lagos State House of Assembly election, 2015, 2019 Lagos State House of Assembly election, 2019, and 2023 Lagos State House of Assembly election, 2023. Amidst the End SARS, #EndSARS saga in his home state, he was recorded on live TV saying "the Lagos State House of Assembly, LSHA will not acknowledge the death of ''miscreants'' at the hands of the Nigeria Police Force, Police Force" when calling for the one-minute silence for the victims of the Lekki massacre, #LekkiMassacre and others across Nigeria.

Corruption Scandal

In 2020, Sahara Reporters reportedly released allegation reports on misappropriation of public funds against Obasa. He, however, denied all the allegations. Sahara Reporters later reported that Obasa was taken in for questioning by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on 8 and 9 October 2020. According to an inside source confirmed to Sahara Reporters that Obasa feigned sickness during the interrogation at the EFCC's office, which caused interrogation to be stopped. Obasa had to be taken to the EFCC office's sick bay before being released on bail. Obasa then supposedly requested the return of his passport, ostensibly to seek medical treatment abroad before going on Umrah to meet with Bola Tinubu in Saudi Arabia. Obasa remains under investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC for allegations of misappropriation and fraud. On 13 January 2025, Obasa was impeached by the majority members of the Lagos State House of Assembly over allegations of gross misconduct and abuse of office. His deputy, Mojisola Meranda was immediately elected and sworn in as his successor.

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Early life

Political career

Corruption Scandal

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