The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, denied on Monday that he was lobbied to be appointed as Bola Tinubu’s chief of staff.
Gbajabiamila’s absence from the International Conference Centre (ICC) last week, when the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) presented certificates of return to elected members of the 10th house of representatives, sparked speculation.
According to reports, the Speaker was not present at the event because he was lobbying Tinubu for the position of Chief of Staff.
On Monday, the Speaker told reporters in Abuja that he knows nothing about lobbying for the position of Chief of Staff.
He said;
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 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.
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