By Halimah Olamide
It was an emotion-laden moment on the floor of the House of Assembly in Lagos on Monday as members took turns to shower encomia on the outgoing speaker, Mojisola Meranda.
Hon. Desmond Elliot, when he rose to speak, lost his voice and fought to hold his tears back as he sat back in his seat without making any comment.
This was just as other lawmakers who could find their voices took turns to commend Meranda for providing leadership, and stabilising the legislative house.
NPO Reports that the leadership of the party had on Sunday directed members to reinstate former Speaker Mudasiru Obasa while asking that Meranda returns to her position as the Deputy Speaker.
On Monday, the lawmakers kept faith with the directive of the party leaders as they returned Obasa as the speaker.
The House majority leader, in his remark, lauded Meranda for restoring peace and unity within the 49 days of her tenure.
“In 49 days, you have given peace that was lost in this House. The spirit of friendship, loyalty, and sense of belonging has been restored in this House
“You gave us strength. We see you as our mother and our sister.
“We have shown the world we are legislators with character and if Asiwaju Tinubu is to be here today, he would have done what we did.” He said.
“This is not the last phase in life, this is not the last time, and this is not what God has for you. You are destined to be great.” he said.