President Bola Tinubu on Friday, announced the appointment Femi Gbajabiamila, House of Representatives Speaker, as Chief of Staff

 President Bola Tinubu on Friday, announced the appointment Femi Gbajabiamila, House of Representatives Speaker, as Chief of Staff, while Ibrahim Hadejia, a former Deputy Governor of Jigawa State, as Deputy Chief of Staff, who will operate from the office of the Vice President

In a meeting with Progressives Governors Forum (PGF), the President also named former Governor of Benue State and immediate past Minister of Special Duties, George Akume, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF).

The statement was signed by Abiodun Oladunjoye, Director of Communications, at the State House, Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Friday.

Femi Gbajabiamila who was born on the 25 path of June 1962, attended Mainland Preparatory School for elementary education and later Igbobi College in 1973, where he completed his secondary education.

He studied for his advanced level at the King William’s College, on the Isle of Man, United Kingdom, before proceeding to read law at the University of Lagos, graduating with Bachelor of Law, with honours in 1983. He was called to the Nigerian Bar, in 1984.

Gbajabiamila began his working career at the law firm of Bentley Edu & Co., in Lagos, before establishing his own law firm, Femi Gbaja & Co.

Gbajabiamila was first elected to the House of representatives in 2003, to represents Surulere 1 constituency of Lagos State.

Amongst the several positions he held at the House of Representatives, Gbajabiamila was the Minority leader of the House of Representatives in the 7th National Assembly.

He was also head of the House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating claims by the Asset Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON), where he investigated about the N140.9bn debt owed by the Zenon Petroleum & Gas Limited’ and ‘Forte Oil Plc’.

He was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives in the 9th National Assembly, with 283 votes, defeating his opponent, Mohammed Bago with 78 votes.