The immediate past Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has resigned his membership of the House of Representatives after 20 years in the Green Chamber.
It would be recalled that Gbajabiamila was appointed by President Bola Tinubu as his Chief of Staff but the appointment letter was dated 14 June.
Gbajabiamila’s resignation was convened in a letter read by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas on Wednesday during plenary.
Gbajabiamila was first elected in 2003 and he remained in the parliament for 20 years until his resignation today, Wednesday.
Political career
Gbajabiamila was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2003, he represents the Surulere I constituency of Lagos State. Gbajabiamila has criticized members of the National Assembly for switching parties. He suggested that many voters don’t have access to the information to make choices based on every individual’s stance, and therefore sometimes vote for candidates based on their party alignment. He criticized floppers with this in mind, saying the effect “cannot be anything but negative.”
Gbajabiamila was the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives in the 7th National Assembly. He was head of the House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating claims by the Asset Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON) about the 140.9 billion naira (about $1 billion) debt owed by ‘Zenon Petroleum & Gas Limited’ and ‘Forte Oil Plc’.
In the House, Gbajabiamila demonstrated his true passion for issues concerning his constituents and Nigeria as a whole. He worked passionately to address matters of great concern to him and quickly earned a reputation as a brilliantly competent legislator.
Credit: dailypost.ng
