Gbajabiamila Shuns INEC’s Certificates Of Return, Eyes Chief of Staff Position In Tinubu’s Authorities

A report by Management Newspaper has said that the Speaker of the Home of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, is being thought of because the chief of employees to the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Gbajabiamila was conspicuously absent on the International Conference Centre (ICC) Abuja venue of the presentation of Certificates of Return to Members-elect of the House of Representatives by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday, March 8……Continue Reading 

In keeping with the report, the Speaker could ultimately not symbolize his constituency within the tenth National Assembly as he’s more likely to be thought of for the position in the incoming authorities.

A supply near Gbajabiamila quoted within the report stated the Lagos-born politician is being thought of as he’s one among Tinubu’s core loyalists and proteges.

When requested if Gbajabiamila will abandon his recent mandate for the Chief of Staff appointment in Tinubu’s authorities, the supply stated:

“That’s what we’re listening to. In the event you discover, he didn’t come for his certificates of return on Wednesday. He doesn’t want that certificates; he has all the things to perform optimally as chief of employees to the president within the new authorities.

“He has labored with politicians in each federal constituency and throughout political divides within the final 20 years.”

Femi Gbajabiamila was re-elected to symbolize Surulere 1 federal constituency, Lagos, for the sixth Consecutive tenure in the course of the February 25 presidential and National Assembly elections.

He polled 19,717 votes to defeat his closest opponent, Bosun Jeje, of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) who scored 5,121 votes.

The reviews, nonetheless, gathered that the speaker could ultimately not symbolize his constituency within the tenth Meeting as he’s more likely to be thought of for the place of chief of employees to the president-elect, Bola Tinubu, within the new authorities.

Gbajabiamila was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2003. Since then, he has received elections within the subsequent 5 election cycles.

Throughout his 20-year journey within the House of Representatives thus far, Gbajabiamila served as minority whip, minority chief, and majority chief earlier than he was elected as Speaker in 2019.