Bayo Onanuga, the Director of Media and Publicity for the Bola Tinubu Presidential Campaign Council, PCC, has debunked the claim that the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has chosen Speaker, House Of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila as his Chief Of Staff.
Onanuga said the news is false and mere speculations making the round, as Tinubu is yet to name anyone, and is presently in France relaxing after months of Campaign and politicking prior to the Presidential and Governorship Elections.
“I don’t know about that. The President-elect will soon be back in the country. It is nothing new. We know it has been trending in the last couple of days. Of course, it is still in the realm of speculation until the President-elect says otherwise,” Onanuga said.
Speculations have intensified in the camp of the President-elect that Gbajabiamila will be announced as the next chief of staff after the May 29 inauguration of Tinubu.
The development is coming three weeks after Gbajabiamila denied lobbying for the position.
The alleged failure of Gbajabiamila to go for his Certificate of Return as a House of Representatives Elect from the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, further raised the possibility of his getting the nod to become Chief of Staff to Tinubu.
It would be recalled that weeks back, Gbajabiamila denied knowing anything about the report and also gave excuse for not receiving his Certificate of Return to the 10th Aseembly.
“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.”
