The reinstated Clerk of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Olalekan Onafeko, has threatened to file a contempt suit against the acting Clerk, Ottun Babatunde, following a standoff at the Assembly complex on Wednesday.
Onafeko, who was suspended by the House on January 13—the same day Mudashiru Obasa was impeached as Speaker—was prevented from accessing his office despite a court order reinstating him.
Like Obasa, Onafeko had challenged his suspension in court. On February 20, the National Industrial Court in Lagos ruled in his favor, ordering Babatunde’s removal and directing that Onafeko be reinstated.