The Chief of Staff to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila, has narrated how he almost lost his job during the political crisis in Lagos State that led to the impeachment of the State Assembly Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa.
Papers News reports that Gbajabiamila, a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, made this known during a political meeting.
He stated that Tinubu had accused him of backing Desmond Elliott, a lawmaker representing Surulere 1 Constituency in the Lagos State House of Assembly, during the removal of Obasa.
Recall that some members of the state assembly had impeached Obasa as Speaker but their decision was reversed by the President.
Speaking at the gathering, Gbajabiamila revealed that he had warned Elliott to distance himself from the plot to Impeach the Speaker, but his warning was not taken.
He also stated that after a call from the Director General of the Department of State Security (DSS), he asked Desmond Elliott to put out a public statement disassociating himself from the plot to remove Obasa but the lawmaker refused.
Gbajabiamila said: “I almost lost my job as Chief of Staff to President Tinubu last year. President Tinubu called me to his study in his Abuja house during the Obasa impeachment saga and asked me if Desmond Elliott was my boy. I replied to the president that he’s my boy.
“President Tinubu then told me that he heard that Desmond was part of the people causing problems in the Lagos State House of Assembly. Immediately, I told the President that Desmond wasn’t part of them, but the president replied to me and said that from the intelligence he got, Desmond was part of them.
“After that meeting, I called Desmond and told what the president said and asked him to leave the group if he was part of them. Three days later, the DSS DG called me and said there’s a problem. He said your name is being mentioned that you’re the one behind the impeachment saga and that you’re supporting Desmond.
“I told the DSS DG and told him I’ve spoken to Desmond and he denied being part of the group. I then called Desmond to make a public statement to deny his involvement in the impeachment saga, but till today, he hasn’t done it.”
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