By Bayo Wahab

Mojisola Meranda emerged as the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly on January 12, 2025 following the impeachment of Mudashir Obasa over multiple fraudulent allegations.

With this development, Meranda becomes the first female speaker of the Lagos State Assembly.

However, there have been recent controversies ever since her emergence with the latest at the time of this report being men of the Department of State Security, DSS, and Nigeria Police, storming the Lagos State House of Assembly, sealing up the offices of the Speaker, Mojisola Meranda, her deputy and clerk of the house.

Meanwhile, if you’ve never heard about her, here are five things to know about Mojisola Mera

Early Life

Meranda was born on August 16, 1980 into the popular Akapo family in Lagos.

Family

Mojisola Meranda was born to the family of late father, Chief Taoreed Lawal-Akapo was the Ojora of Lagos from 1977 to 1993, and and Princess M.A Lawal Akapo of the royal families of Ojora, Aromire, Onitana, Oloto, and Oniru.

Education

Meranda started her primary education at St. Charles Nursery and Primary School and then moved to Randle Primary School, at Randle Avenue in Surulere from 1986 to 1992. She proceeded to the Lagos Anglican Girls Grammar School (1992–1996) and Ansar-ud-Deen Secondary School (1996 -1998) for her secondary school education.

In 2013, she graduated from Lagos State University with a Bachelors of Science in Public Administration.

Lagos root

Meranda hails from a royal house in Lagos and her brother, Oba Abdulwasiu Omogbolahan Lawal is the Oniru of Iru land.

Political career

The 44-year-old lawmaker is one of the four women in the Lagos House of Assembly. Meranda was first elected as a member of the Lagos Assembly in 2015 having served in different capacities at the Apapa local government. She was re-elected in 2019 and 2023.

Mojisola Meranda grew up in a family of politicians and developed interest in politics when she worked as a personal assistant to Olumuyiwa Gbadegesin, a senior special assistant on technology and special projects to Bola Ahmed Tinubu during his tenure and Lagos State governor.

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