The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has beaten two other candidates to the position of Chief of Staff to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Credible News gathered that Gbajabiamila, Hon James Faleke and former Babatunde Fashola were considered for the job but Fashola flatly declined the offer.
“A coterie of advisers to the President made inputs to the emergence of Gbajabiamila,” an insider said this morning.
The emergence of Gbajabiamila, currently Speaker, House of Representatives, effectively removes him from the upcoming 10th National Assembly.
Gbajabiamila, who secured a 6th term as the representative of Surulere Federal Constituency in Lagos State, earlier made an announcement through his aide, Olanrewaju Smart Wasiu on his official Facebook page on Thursday morning.
The post hinted that the President’s decision to appoint Gbajabiamila came after thoroughly evaluating various potential candidates among his loyalists.
This move signifies a significant departure for Gbajabiamila, who is yet to receive his certificate of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), as he will now forego his sixth term in the House of Representatives to join the executive branch of government.
