Court stops Obasa, 39 Lagos lawmakers from sacking LAHASCOM chairman
The National Industrial Court has ordered the Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt (Hon) Mudashiru Obasa and other lawmakers to stop the decision to sack the Chairman of Lagos State House of Assembly Services Commission (LAHASCOM), Olawale Mogaji.
The court said that the assembly should not obstruct Mogaji while discharging his duties pending the outcome of the motion filed before it by the LAHASCOM chairman.
Justice R. H Gwandu, who presided over the court, said that the verdict was made after a preliminary review of the processes that led the lawmakers to embark on a voice vote that Mogaji should be relieved of his duties.
During proceedings yesterday in Lagos, Gwandu directed that any disobedience to the court order shall be treated as contempt of the court.
“Having looked at the processes before me, l hereby order that the defendants should halt any action within the matter pending the hearing of the motion on notice, the interim injunction is granted as prayed.” the judge added.
He said that the claimant should immediately serve the defendants and put them on notice and adjourned the case to August 24 for hearing.
WesternPost reports that the Speaker of the House on July 14 pronounced in a voice vote during the plenary session the sack of Mogaji as the chairman of the LAHASCOM.
