Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly


The speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly is the presiding officer of the Lagos State House of Assembly, elected by its membership. The Speaker is second in line of succession to the Lagos State governorship, after the deputy governor. The Speaker also represents the members of his or her constituency. Since inauguration of the state house of assembly on 2 October 1979, there have been 10 legislative assemblies with 8 representatives holding the office of Speaker. The current Speaker is Mudashiru Obasa who was reinstated on 3 March 2025, following his impeachment in January.

List of Speakers

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NameTook officeLeft officePartyAssembly
Oladosu Oshinowo2 October 19795 October 1983UPN1st
Oladimeji Longe6 October 198331 December 1983UPN2nd
Shakirudeen Kinyomi14 January 199217 November 1993NRC3rd
Adeleke Mamora2 June 19992 June 2003AD4th
Waheed Jokotola Pelumi2 June 200329 December 2005AD5th
Sabit Adeyemi Ikuforiji29 December 20054 June 2015ACN/APC5th, 6th, 7th
Mudashiru Obasa8 June 201513 January 2025APC8th, 9th, 10th
Mojisola Meranda13 January 20253 March 2025APC10th
Mudashiru Obasa3 March 2025PresentAPC10th