Nigerian Lawmaker, Gbajabiamila, Debunks Rumours He’s Eyeing Chief of Staff Job at the Presidency

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Honourable Femi Gbajabiamila has debunked the rumor percolating the air that he is attempting to ditch his mandate at the legislative chamber for the role of chief of staff to the president in the federal executive arm.

Consequent to his refusal to show up at the International Conference Centre, Abuja for the acceptance of INEC’s certificate of return after the commission declared him winner of the Surulere federal constituency in the House of Representative Segment of the 2023 polls, Gbajabiamila has been accused of lobbying for the role of chief of staff to the President elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

However, the renowned legislator has considered it incumbent to dismiss claims that he is working hard in the party to get the position of the chief of staff to the incoming president.

Following a meeting of the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) with the party’s lawmakers elect on Monday, March 13, Gbajabiamila reportedly told State House correspondents that insinuations he is being considered as chief of staff to the president-elect Bola Tinubu are untrue. He also noted that he didn’t collect the certificate because he was busy campaigning for the ruling party in Lagos state.

“I don’t know anything about that chief of staff thing. All I heard was that I didn’t come here last week to pick up my certificate of return and for that reason, somebody conjectured that I must be in line for the office because I didn’t care about my mandate.”

“I was in Lagos and I could not leave Lagos because I was campaigning for my party. That’s number one. Again, it’ll interest you to know that I was not here four years ago to pick up my certificate because I couldn’t make it.

“I don’t think it is anything significant. I’ll pick up my certificate today or tomorrow.”