JUST IN: After Rejecting House Of Reps Certificate Of Return, Gbajabiamila Get New Appointment

After Rejecting House Of Reps Certificate Of Return, Gbajabiamila Get New Appointment

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 administration.
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 members 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.

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 contacted, 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.

helinues:
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helinues:
Put better curry before we can respond

Derrickfoster1:


Is that why you don't want to work?

Derrickfoster1:

Is that why you don't want to work?

ruffhandu:

respond to what?

helinues:

Your curry and source not reliable enough. Put better one.
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God1000:
I don't understand why anyone will leave such a powerful position for a mere chief of staff

God1000:
I don't understand why anyone will leave such a powerful position for a mere chief of staff

ruffhandu:
Insinuations are that Femi ignored his elective position for a promised COS position. But my question is, what if Tinubu is removed, what becomes of his position as a lawmaker?

Few days ago, I hailed Shekarau for rejecting his elective position to senate, even when he has been declared winner and some people said it's because he knows he may be removed eventually. I challenged them to point out any politician in Nigeria who ever did such.

Now, to drive home my talk, look at Chimaraoke Nnamani. PDP has written to INEC to withdraw him (which was Shekarau's situation). He has opportunity of not spending money on campagn and all but he is still campagning, and has been 'accused' of killing his former LP oponent. That is the typical greedy Nigerian politician. His mindset is, I will fight them in court, and meanwhile, I will remain a senator and be 'chopping'. That is how dark and ignoble our politicians are. That is what the new Nigeria wants to flush out.

God1000:
I don't understand why anyone will leave such a powerful position for a mere chief of staff

God1000:
I don't understand why anyone will leave such a powerful position for a mere chief of staff

IVORY2009:

Many of the so called politicians are after their pockets, like you rightly said, what if Tinubu is removed by the tribunal? He would be left jobless for a season, or go and bribe the judge just like wat the senate president did, when he lost the APC presidential Tickets, no election but he was given the ticket to run for Senate.

slimfit1:

Because he will be an ordinary lawmaker

ruffhandu:

I am still thinking Lawal may face some lawsuit on that. Does not the electoral laws stipulate that you cannot contest two different elective positions the same season? He was in the presidential race, then senate. Nigeria has really gone to the cultists.

IVORY2009:

Under the current APC govt, nothing, I repeat absolutely nothing would happen to Senator Lawal, the judiciary has been compromised.

ruffhandu:

We really need a new Nigeria, even if the start is rough, we need some sort of revolution, and it's sparking off. Mark my words, if the revolution happens fully, then people like Lawan will be one of the scapegoats.

ruffhandu:

Hmn, you think that matters for Nigerian politicians? David Mark nko? They don't mind o, so long as they cling to power. They have no honor.

slimfit1:

He has more influence as a chief of staff than an ordinary lawmaker.

Revolution2022:
Gbajamiala is agitated because the BVAs inspection by LP will reveal the actual fact about the presidential election.He didn't win the election.

ruffhandu:

Definitely. But if I were him, I would receive the certificate first. Then when I assume office as COS, I resign the other.