The Speaker of the House Of the Ninth House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila on Monday denied lobbying to be appointed as chief of staff to the president-elect, Bola Tinubu.
There has been speculation mainly on the social media that Mr. Gbajabiamela and other top political heavyweights in the APC have been justling for the posit
However the speculation took a new dimension Following the absence of Gbajabiamila at the international conference centre (ICC) last week during the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) presentation of certificates of return to elected members of the 10th house of representatives.
Some media outlets and influencers reported that the Speaker was absent from the event because he was lobbying to be appointed as Chief Of Staff to Tinubu, meaning he was too busy lobbying which made him to lose the important event .
The Speaker while addressing newsmen in Abuja on Monday denied any knowledge of lobbying for the job 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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