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Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Femi Gbajabiamila is a leading candidate for the post of chief of staff to president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in the next istration.

Gbajabiamila was conspicuously missing at the International Conference Centre (ICC), Abuja, on Wednesday when the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) presented certificates of return to elected of the 10th House of Representatives.

Gbajabiamila was re-elected to represent Surulere 1 federal constituency, Lagos, for the 6th Consecutive tenure during 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.

LEADERSHIP Friday, however, gathered that the speaker may eventually not represent his constituency in the 10th Assembly as he is likely to be considered for the position of chief of staff to the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in the new government.

A source familiar with Gbajabiamila confirmed that the speaker, being one of Tinubu’s core loyalists and having worked with politicians from every federal constituency in Nigeria in the last 20 years, is more likely to be considered for the plum job.

When asked if Gbajabiamila will abandon his fresh mandate to pursue the chief-of-staff job in Tinubu’s government, the source said, “That is what we are hearing. If you notice, he didn’t come for his certificate of return on Wednesday. The truth is he doesn’t need that certificate; he has everything to function optimally as chief-of-staff to the president in the new government. He has worked with politicians in every federal constituency and across political divides in the last 20 years.”

When ed, the special adviser to the speaker on media and publicity, Mr Lanre Lasisi, said his principal was not able to attend the presentation of the certificate ceremony. He, however, declined further comments on the matter.

“He was just not able to be in Abuja for the ceremony,” Lasisi said.

Gbajabiamila was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2003. Since then, he has won elections in the subsequent five election cycles. During his 20-year journey in the House of Representatives so far, Gbajabiamila served as minority whip, minority leader, and majority leader before he was elected as Speaker in 2019.

https://leadership.ng/gbajabiamila-tops-list-of-contenders-for-tinubus-chief-of-staff/

Hon. Gbajabiamila is pre-eminently constitutionally, morally and legally qualified to be in the team of the next government.


All capable hands should be on deck in the Next government. Not about praise singing

To the comment below - do not derail this thread by acting possessed. What is bringing Peter Obi into this thread?! We are talking about competent hands for governance here!

Well, Gbaja as a chief of staff is a welcomed development. He was very active in his for Asiwaju omo iyaloja the slayer of Peter Obi and Labour Party

Thief of staff to a thief.

Gbaja won't b a bad idea cox he's closer to the pple.

The good thing about Tinubu is dat he knows he is brainless but employs competent hands to do the job for him.


Tinubu's government might jst b the best government after Musa yar'adua.


My fear in Tinubu's government is Shettima.
That dude might jst cause havoc in the land

Before nko?
Desmond IJJJIOT as “stable boy”!

Ok

Mandate that will be returned?the president Nigerians voted for is Peter The to Rock!

Tinubu should put the people that are ready to serve.not somebody like Desmond Elliot that is just waking up.E soro soke.we need people that are ready to work.not thieves.

As expected

Ok

Peter Obi fans won't like this news 😁😂

Mere speculation. ELLU P is coming

He should go back to the green chambers. He should rather not count his chickens till they hatch.

How sad it'll be for him to abandon the legislature to be chief of staff and months later, the election gets overturned by the supreme court. How incredibly sad it'll be for him.

Not bad,

That's same as head of Cabals

Scam party

😎😎



Imaginary government that will not see the light of the day.


Ndi Ara!

Islie:





https://leadership.ng/gbajabiamila-tops-list-of-contenders-for-tinubus-chief-of-staff/

It is good for him since the speakership position is going to NW

What will happen to his vacant seat? Goes to PDP?

Reinaldo:
Scam party

Yes Labour Party .... I will prefer Raji Fashola in that position

Permutation and combination, nna ehn!

If na Atiku na Dino!

If na Obi, na Nnamdi Kanu or his stooge!

Thought as much.

If I were Tinubu, I will appoint Peter Obi as my chief of staff

Yoruba that were disenchanted that Jonathan employed mostly igbos to key positions are here positioning fellow Yoruba for a winner take it all government of tinubu. Let me say Yoruba grouse over the years is nothing but jealousy against igbos because given thesame opportunity, they are eyeing all the powerful positions already. Same way buhari and fulanis did. This should be a lesson to any leader in the future from middle birth or south south - not to consider Igbo, Yoruba or Fulani good for key appointments but pick from their tribe and minority tribes in their region. Let the Igbo, Yoruba and Fulani power mongers go to hell

Ruke1989:
Yoruba that were disenchanted that Jonathan employed mostly igbos to key positions are here positioning fellow Yoruba for a winner take it all government of tinubu. Let me say Yoruba grouse over the years is nothing but jealousy against igbos because given thesame opportunity, they are eyeing all the powerful positions already. Same way buhari and fulanis did. This should be a lesson to any leader in the future from middle birth or south south - not to consider Igbo, Yoruba or Fulani good for key appointments but pick from their tribe and minority tribes in their region. Let the Igbo, Yoruba and Fulani power mongers go to hell

Igbo is getting nothing. The worst you can do..... You have done already. Rigging 97% for your candidate. What else? Protest and get shot pointblank range

I believe Tinubu will take Babatunde Fashola

Nice one, i cant wait to see the team BAT is gonna make to move this nation forward again

This man seems capable, from his records.

Well, let's see how things unfold. I trust Tinubu in his ability to assemble the best brains.

Fake news