Gbajabiamila: Tinubu Almost Sacked Me Because Of Desmond Elliot

Finally, the reason why Desmond Elliot, Nollywood Actor-turned Politician, is being denied a return to the Lagos State House of Assembly has been revealed.

It is not because he is seeking a record fourth-time return. It is because he miscalculated in the affairs of the Assembly, and backed the wrong  horse.

Making this public for the first time, his political godfather, Femi Gbajabiamila, who is, also, the

Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu further disclosed  how he almost lost his job in the Presidency because of Elliot’s alleged involvement in the 2025 Lagos State House of Assembly crisis which led to the short-lived impeachment of Mudasiru Obasa, the Speaker of this Assembly.

Elliot is the Lawmaker representing Surulere 1 State Constituency in the Lagos State House of Assembly.

Gbajabiamila spoke on Thursday during  a stakeholders’ meeting in Lagos, where he pointedly accused Elliot of involvement in Obasa’s January 2025 impeachment.

The former Speaker of the House of Representatives said his job was put on the line because of Elliot involvement in the impeachment saga, saying his closeness to President Tinubu was what saved him from being sacked.

Recall that  Speaker Obasa’s impeachment was aborted following the intervention of Presidential Tinubu, who ordered members of the Assembly to reverse their action.

Eliot was among the Lawmakers who spearheaded that impeachment, Gbajabiamila said, adding that even when he called Elliot to back-off, the Lawmaker failed to listen to him.

According to Gbajabiamila, President Tinubu had called him to a meeting where he broached the issue and later ordered him to call Elliot to “order” over his support for Obasa’s impeachment.

He explained that the Surulere lawmaker refused to listen to him, and stated that people thought he, Gbajabiamila, was part of the impeachment plot because Elliot is his political godson.

He stressed that he defended Elliot not knowing that the Lawmaker was neck deep in the plot to impeach Obasa.

“I almost lost my job because of Desmond Elliot last year. You can go and verify. The President invited me to his residence in Abuja during the Obasa saga and confronted me over 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,” he stated.

Gbajabiamila said he defended the lawmaker without knowing that Elliot was involved in the plot.

“I told the President that Desmond was not part of them, but the President insisted and told me to call him to order,” he added.

The former Speaker of the House of Representatives further disclosed that shortly after the meeting, he contacted Elliot and warned him to steer clear of the crisis.

“Three days later, the Director-General called me and said there was a serious issue, that my name was everywhere as the person supporting Desmond to push for impeachment,” he said.

A couple of days ago, Elliot had issued a public apology to Gbajabiamila without saying exactly what he did wrong. The apology came when he confirmed that the rug has been pulled from under his feet and that another has been anointed in his place.