Netizens React As Obasa Impeached: 10 Things To Know About Lagos’ First Female Speaker, Mojisola Merand

Deputy Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mojisola Lasbat Meranda, has been elected as the new Speaker following the impeachment of Mudashiru Obasa .....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

Meranda’s appointment follows Obasa’s removal as Speaker due to allegations of gross misconduct and abuse of office.

Here are 10 things you should know about Meranda:

1. Mojisola Meranda was born on August 16, 1980, to the family of late Chief T. A. Lawal Akapo (Ojora of Lagos) and Princess M. A. Lawal-Akapo from the royal families of Ojora, Aromire, Onitana, Oloto, and Oniru.
2. Her late father was a legislator at the local level before ascending to the position of Ojora of Lagos.
3. Meranda’s mother hails from the prominent Oniru family in Lagos, while her brother, Oba AbdulWasiu Omogbolahan Lawal, is the Oniru of Iru land.
4. She began her primary education at St. Charles Nursery and Primary School before transferring to Randle Primary School in Surulere, from 1986 to 1992.
5. Mojisola attended Lagos Anglican Girls Grammar School (1992-1996) and Ansar-Ud-Deen Secondary School (1996-1998), both located in Surulere.
6. She earned her West African School Certificate (WASC) in 1998 and later obtained an advanced certificate in software development in 2005.
7. Meranda pursued a Bachelor of Science in Public Administration at Lagos State University, completing her degree in 2013. Between 2007 and 2008, she worked as a procurement manager in the oil and gas industry with Cirrus Nigeria Limited.
8. Her political journey began in 2008 when she took active roles in Apapa local government, first serving as a senior special assistant on intervention and intergovernmental affairs to the then Chairman, Ayodeji Joseph, followed by her role as a supervisory councillor for health.