The Tinubu administration at first tried to shield Edu, given her closeness to the President's wife, Oluremi Tinubu, and Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, who had stood as her referee during her screening at the Senate...
Kayode Egbetokun a former security aide to Tinubu is now Inspector-General of Police while the President's powerful new chief of staff Femi Gbajabiamila who holds sway over appointments is also Yoruba...
Insiders told Africa Confidential how Tinubu vacillated over his selections many of whom had been picked by backroom operators like his wife Remi Tinubu a former senator Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila and Brian Browne Tinubu's consigliere for more than a decade who is said to be working from the president's Lagos office...
Others in this group include Minister of Interior Olubunmi Tunji Ojo and Minister of State (Deputy Minister) for Labour and Employment Nkiru Onyejeocha: two former legislators beholden to Tinubu's chief of staff Femi Gbajabiamila...
With his team of negotiators led by Olufemi Gbajabiamila Chief of Staff and former Speaker of the House of Representatives Tinubu has got his nominees in place: Godswill Akpabio former governor of Cross Rivers State has been elected Senate President (the third most important office in the government); and Tajudeen Abbas with a stellar reputation for driving bills through the Assembly has emerged as Speaker of the House of Representatives...
On the government team are: Tinubu's Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila Special Advisor on Revenue and Energy respectively Zachaeus Adedeji and Olu Verheijen; and the Permanent Secretary in the Labour Ministry Kachollom Daju...
Tinubu's aides led by new Chief of Staff and outgoing speaker in the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila and Secretary to the Federation and former Minister of Special Duties George Akume quickly set up a forum with the key trade union leaders and some civil society groups to agree a programme of state-funded palliatives...
With his home state Governor Nasir Ahmed el Rufai and current House of Representatives Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila behind him he is well ahead of any rivals...
Adeola Adebanjo and Labour claimed that Femi Gbajabiamila the Speaker of the House of Representatives was wrongfully declared winner of Surulere federal constituency for the sixth time...
Another consolation prize goes to Emeka Nwajiuba (Imo 51) a Buhari loyalist who was well-positioned to run against Tinubu ally Femi Gbajabiamila for Speaker of the House of Representatives but stepped aside at the urging of party elders...
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This time party favourites Ahmed Lawan and Femi Gbajabiamila were elected senate president and house of representatives' speaker respectively...
