GBAJABIAMILA RESIGNS FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AFTER 20 YEARS

The immediate-past Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, has resigned from the Green Chamber of the National Assembly after a 20-year tenure in the House of Representatives.

Gbajabiamila, who was sworn in as a member of the House for the sixth term on Tuesday, handed his resignation letter to Tajudeen Abbas, the new Speaker of the House, at plenary on Wednesday.

In the letter, the former Majority Leader of the House stated that it was to allow him to take over as President Bola Tinubu’s Chief of Staff.

President Tinubu appointed Gbajabimila as his Chief of Staff during a meeting with the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) on Friday, June 2, 2023.

Since being elected to the House in 2003 to represent Surulere 1 Federal Constituency in Lagos State, the veteran lawmaker has served as Minority Whip, Minority Leader, Majority Leader, and Speaker of the House.

Before submitting his resignation letter, Gbajbiamila introduced the first motion of urgent public importance in the 10th House on the “Need to Commence Active Measures to Mitigate the Probable Devastation of a Severe Flood Season and Prepare Palliative Intervention to Prevent the Worst Socio-Economic Consequences for Nigerians in Affected Areas.”