Femi Gbajabiamila, the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, has publicly stated that he almost lost his job due to the actions of Desmond Elliot, a member of the Lagos State House of Assembly.
Gbajabiamila made the revelation during a constituency stakeholders’ meeting held in Lagos, where he spoke on the controversy surrounding the lawmaker representing Surulere Constituency 1.
The fallout between the duo became public after Elliot declared his interest for a fourth term.
When asked if there was any rift with Gbajabiamila, his strong supporter, the lawmaker said: “Our leader is a compassionate leader.
“A leader of thought.
“We are children.
“Children sometimes err.
“If I have erred in any way, my leader, I am sorry.
“Give me another chance, and let’s move on, and let’s bring more dividends of democracy to the people.
“Although he has not said that I have erred, I’m just saying that if I have, then this is the situation.”
But speaking in Lagos on Thursday, Gbajabiamila traced the issue with the actor turned politician to the impeachment of Mudashiru Obasa as Speaker of the Lagos House of Assembly.
Majority lawmakers in the assembly had removed Obasa, the longest serving speaker in the assembly, accusing him of high handedness among other infractions.
But following high-powered intervention, Obasa got back his position and is currently on his way to the National Assembly, if he wins the Agege 1 Federal Constituency seat.
According to Gbajabiamila, President Tinubu had summoned him during the height of the Assembly crisis and questioned him over allegations that Elliot was involved in moves to destabilise the House.
He said: “I almost lost my job because of Desmond Elliot last year.
“You can go and verify.”
Gbajabiamila said President Tinubu invited him to his residence in Abuja during the Obasa saga and confronted him with reports linking Elliot to the crisis.
He said: “Mr. President called me to his study in Abuja and said: ‘I hear this Desmond is your boy.’
“I said: ‘Yes, sir.’
“He then said Desmond was among those causing problems in the Lagos State House of Assembly.”
