Former Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has reacted to the appointment of Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives, as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Chief of Staff.
WITHIN NIGERIA reports that Gbajabiamila’s appointment was confirmed in a statement signed and released on Friday by the State House Director of Information, Abiodun Oladunjoye.
The Nigerian leader also named a former Deputy Governor of Jigawa State, Senator Ibrahim Hadejia, as the Deputy Chief of Staff in a statement titled ‘President Tinubu appoints Gbajabiamila COS, Sen. Ibrahim Hadejia, DCOS, George Akume, SGF’.
Senator George Akume, the immediate past Minister of Special Duties, was appointed Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF).
Wike responded to the news by saying he was impressed with Gbajabiamila’s appointment.
I am so impressed with the appointment of Femi Gbajabiamila as the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu.
Look, you see, he has contact with the legislature and he will always know the problem between the executives… Therefore, there must be somebody too who has this relationship with the legislature, which is an important arm of government. You cannot throw it away, the former Governor of Rivers State said this while featuring on a Channels Television programme on Friday evening.