Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,has revealed he was almost consumed by the botched impeachment of Lagos State House of Assembly speaker ,Rt Hon Mudasiru Obasa .
Femi Gbajabiamila, speaking on why he withdraws his support for Desmond Elliott, who is seeking a fourth term in the Lagos State House of Assembly
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.
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.
After that meeting, I called Desmond and told him 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 that 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.