Mojisola Meranda Becomes First Female Speaker Of The Lagos House Of Assembly + 14 Things To Know About Her

 Hon. Mojisola Meranda has been elected and sworn in as the new speaker of the Lagos House of Assembly following the impeachment of Hon. Mudashiru Obasa due to misconduct and abuse of office. on Monday, Jan 13.

With her appointment, she becomes the first-ever female speaker of the Lagos House of Assembly.

1. Hon. Mojisola Meranda was born on August 16, 1980, to the family of the late Chief T. A Lawal Akapo (Ojora of Lagos).

2. Her late father was a legislator at the local level before he became the Ojora of Lagos. Her mother is from the popular Oniru family in Lagos. Her brother is the Oniru of Iru land, Oba AbdulWasiu Omogbolahan Lawal.

3. She began her primary education at St. Charles Nursery and Primary School before moving to Randle Primary School, at Randle Avenue in Surulere, from 1986 to 1992.

4. She attended the Lagos Anglican Girls Grammar School (1992-1996) and Ansar-Ud-Deen Secondary School (1996-1998), both in Surulere, where she was a library prefect and secretary of the press club. She obtained the West African School Certificate (WASC) examination in 1998.

5. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Public Administration in 2013 from Lagos State University and bagged a Master’s in Public and International Affairs (MPIA) from the University of Lagos in 2020.

6. She is currently pursuing a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Public Sector Management at the University of York, UK.

7. At the age of 23, Hon. Meranda began her career as a personal assistant to Dr. Olumuyiwa Gbadegesin, a senior special assistant on technology and special projects to Governor Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

8. Between 2007 and 2008, Mrs. Meranda worked in the oil and gas industry with Cirrus Nigeria Limited as a procurement manager.

9. She returned to politics in 2008, taking active roles in the Apapa local government, first as a senior special assistant on intervention and intergovernmental affairs to the then chairman, Ayodeji Joseph, and then as a supervisory councilor for health.

10. In 2014, she joined Worthline International Services Limited as head of operations. Worthline was originally registered in 2012, with Mrs. Meranda as a managing director.

11. Her journey into politics began as a member of the defunct Alliance for Democracy (AD). She was first elected as a member of the House in 2015, representing Apapa constituency 1 and was re-elected in 2019 and 2023.

12. She served as the chief whip in the 9th assembly.

13. She is one of only four women in the 40-member 10th assembly.

14. Until she emerged as speaker, she was the deputy speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly.

Here are some facts to know about her.