June 02, (THEWILL) – The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, has expressed gratitude to President Bola Tinubu for finding him worthy to be appointed as his Chief of Staff, promising to give his best when he assumes office on June 14, 2023 as contained in the President’s official letter.
Speaking through his twitter handle @femigbaja, he said:
“Thank you Mr. President@officialABAT for finding me worthy of being your Chief of Staff.
“Having spent the last 20 years in the Nigerian Parliament, and after winning my 6th term election into the National Assembly, I shall work with Mr. President in discharging the enormous task ahead of him for the peace and progress of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“I shall give my best when I take office on June 14, 2023 as reflected in Mr. President‘s official letter. “
THEWILL gathered from a competent source that the resumption date of June 14, 2023 was arrived at by President Tinubu to ensure that Gbajabiamila completes his tenure on June 11, 2023, when the 9th National Assembly would wind up and not to give room for the control of the House by his deputy, Hon. Idris Wase, who has been openly hostile to Gbajabiamila in recent times.
A competent source told THEWILL that the president chose the June 14 date “Given the situation in the House where Gbajabiamila and his deputy, Hon. Idris Wase, are openly not on good terms, The president doesn’t want a situation where the Speaker will leave the affairs of the House to an ‘enemy’. It is to avoid this scenario that Tinubu delayed Gbajabiamila’s resumption to the office of Chief of Staff to June 14.
Gbajabiamila’s connection and experience will also be required in the election of the leadership of the 10th National Assembly as many of the legislators are opposed to the chosen candidates for the various leadership positions by the president..
AYO ESAN, has been actively reporting and analyzing political events for different newspapers for over 18 years. He has also successfully covered national and state elections in Nigeria since the inception of this democracy in 1999.
