The presidency has dismissed reports claiming that President Bola Tinubu has replaced Femi Gbajabiamila as his chief of staff (CoS) with Hakeem Muri-Okunola, the president’s principal private secretary. Speculation had circulated on social media suggesting that Gbajabiamila had been sacked and replaced by Muri-Okunola. However, in a statement issued on Wednesday, Bayo Onanuga, special adviser […]
In this piece, I will address him as Gbaja for convenience. The reason is plausible. Rt Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila is an uncommon personality who always puts his best foot forward. The story of Gbaja is compelling, one who came, saw, and conquered as far as political leadership in Nigeria is concerned. Indeed, the people of […]
Former Nigerian House Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila has been terminated as a licensed lawyer of the State Bar of Georgia in the United States after his corruption and ethical lapses outstripped acceptable thresholds for members, Peoples Gazette can report. The Nigerian politician, who currently serves as the chief of staff to President Bola Tinubu, himself a […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja met behind closed doors with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Speaking to State House correspondents on the outcome of the meeting, the speaker expressed optimism that the Electoral Bill recently passed by the National Assembly would soon be signed […]
*as Youth Minister, Nigerian Youths says it will Open doors youth Governance Tom Okpe, Abuja Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has explained why he pushed for direct primaries as the only method through which political parties should elect candidates to stand for elections. The Speaker said direct primaries would bring more accountability […]
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Saturday, said the National Assembly spends less than two per cent of the national budget, wondering why no one is asking questions about the remaining 98 per cent. Gbajabiamila said this as his reaction to a statement credited to the Vice-Chancellor of Ahman Pategi University, Patigi, […]
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila on Friday met former Ogun State Governor, Sen. Ibikunle Amosun in his Ibara, Abeokuta residence. Gbajabiamila and Amosun held a meeting involving a governorship candidate, Hon. Adekunle Akinlade and Senator Tolu Odebiyi of Ogun West. The meeting was also attended by the former Chairman of the All […]
Only discussion, according to Nigeria’s Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, will solve the country’s problems and concerns. In his letter of congratulations for Democracy Day 2021, he made the remarks on Saturday. Nigeria has undergone numerous changes and improvements, particularly in the fields of development and freedom of expression, since its return […]
By Tom Okpe Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Tuesday said the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria failed to address some critical national questions confronting the country hence the resolve by the Legislature to amend it. Saying that a nation’s constitution is not only the foundation of its existence […]
By Tom Okpe Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has described as shocking and sad, death of the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru, and seven others in a plane crash on Friday evening in Kaduna. Gbajabiamila said the death of the Army Chief was unfortunate coming at a time that […]
By Tom Okpe, Abuja Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has called on Nigerians, either in government or professionals to rededicate themselves for protection of our nacent democracy. He also said all Nigerians must see nation-building as a ‘joint task,’ saying each Nigerian has a critical role to play to achieve the best […]
By Tom Okpe, Abuja Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has pledged the support of Nigeria for Mali’s candidate, Mrs Haidara Cisse Aichata, vying to become the President of the Pan-African Parliament. Aichata, if emerges victorious, will become the first woman to occupy the seat in the last 20 years. Gbajabiamila, speaking in Abuja on […]
By Tom Okpe Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Thursday, met with the relevant government officials with a view to averting the resumption of the strike by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD). At the meeting, issues such as non-payment of house officers, abolishment of bench fees, non-payment of national minimum […]
Femi Gbajabiamila, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, has expressed concern about how banks manipulate female marketers and charge secret fees during transactions. “I proposed a bill against corporate prostitution a few years ago, but it did not pass,” Mr Gbajabiamila said. We need to know what kind of advertisement is used. Is this […]
On Tuesday, congressional aides greeted members of the upper and lower legislative chambers with protests about unpaid allowances. The aides had previously positioned themselves to block Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila, whom they said had been feigning ignorance of their demands since 2019. READ ALSO: Boko Haram: ‘Buhari’s Minister, Pantami on US watchlist’ Presidency reacts After successfully […]
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep Femi Gbajabiamila, on Monday celebrated a National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on his 69th birthday. In a statement he personally signed on Monday in Abuja, the Speaker noted that Tinubu is one Nigerian, who carries everybody along, politically, socially, and economically […]
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President Dr Ahmad Lawan, and Speaker of House of Representatives Mr Femi Gbajabiamila to “use their good offices to urgently probe and refer to appropriate anti-corruption agencies allegations that N4.4 billion of public money budgeted for the National Assembly is missing, misappropriated, diverted or stolen, […]
President Muhammadu Buhari, has agreed to appear before the House of Representatives to address Nigerians on the worsening security situation in the country. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, said this to State House correspondents on Wednesday, after he led a delegation of the house leadership for a meeting with the […]
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, says he is personally distraught over the killing of a newspaper vendor, Mr. Ifeanyichukwu Elechi, by one of his security details. Gbajabiamilia, who expressed his regret over the incident in a statement issued early on Friday, said that his deepest sympathies are with the family of the […]
A security aide, attached to House of Representatives Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila, allegedly shot a stray bullet that hit a newspaper vendor who died Thursday night in Abuja. The deceased was allegedly hit in the head. Daily Times reports that an eyewitness at the scene said there was confusion at the Federal Secretariat, Abuja, when the […]