But Gbajabiamila told journalists in Abuja that he “knows nothing” about lobbying to be Tinubu’s Chief of Staff.
By Jeffrey Agbo
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has said he knows nothing about the allegations that he is lobbying to be named Chief of Staff to President-elect Bola Tinubu.
The rumour began to spread after Gbajabiamila, a key loyalist of Tinubu, was absent last week when elected members of the 10th House of Representatives were at the International Conference Centre (ICC) to collect their certificates of return.
But Gbajabiamila told journalists in Abuja on Monday that he “knows nothing” about lobbying to be Tinubu’s Chief of Staff.
“I don’t know anything about that chief of staff thing,” Gbajabiamila said.
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“All I heard was that I didn’t come here last week to pick up my certificate and for that reason, somebody conjectured that must be about something about Chief of Staff.
“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.”
Gbajabiamila has been representing Surulere I Federal Constituency of Lagos since 2003.
