President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has picked the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, as his Chief Of Staff, after several hours of meetings and consultations.
Femi Gbajabiamila, who is yet to receive his certificate of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), would consequently have to forgo his election into the House of Representatives for the sixth term.
This development has created another opportunity for aspirants within the party that had shelved their ambition to represent Surulere constituency 1 at the House of Representatives.
Sources said Gbajabiamila was picked by the president after a final meeting with stakeholders that ended on Thursday morning at the Villa in Abuja.
The source added that Tinubu’s decision to picked the speaker ahead of James Faleke, who represents Ikeja Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives and handled his campaign effectively, was to get someone that could assist him persuade lawmakers in the National Assembly to accept his proposals.
