Embattled former speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, presided over a plenary session on Thursday with only four lawmakers in attendance.

INFORMATION NIGERIA reports that the session took place after security operatives allegedly forced open the chamber doors, granting Obasa and his loyalists access.

Meanwhile, over 26 other members of the assembly were around but refused to enter the chamber in apparent loyalty and support to the substantive Speaker, Mojisola Meranda.

The lawmakers, gathered at the Assembly’s garden, reaffirmed their February 17 vote of confidence in Meranda, despite Obasa’s return, which was reportedly aided by armed men and suspected political thugs.

Addressing newsmen before gaining access into the complex, the former speaker, insisted that no one impeached him.

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He said: “Obasa is the speaker. I’ve never been removed. Impeachment or removal is democratic and constitutional but in doing that, you must follow the due process. I am not against that. If I do that, then I am not democratic.”

Reacting to the situation, the Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Strategy, and Security, Stephen Ogundipe, decried the chaos and called for calm.

He said: “This is the Lagos State House of Assembly, and what we are witnessing today is shocking. If there are issues, leadership should address us directly, not resort to this kind of display.”