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President’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, Visits National Assembly Library and House of Reps Chamber

April 29, 2024
By Ekeh Nnanyer Macfred

President’s Chief of Staff, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, along with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, and Deputy Speaker, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu, toured the National Assembly Library and Resource Center as well as the House of Representatives Chamber.

Gbajabiamila, the visionary behind the Library’s establishment during his tenure as Speaker, made his inaugural visit to the completed facility. The distinguished delegation, which also included the House Majority Leader and the National Assembly Clerk, assessed the ongoing renovations within the House of Representatives Chamber.

The visit was hosted by Pioneer Executive Secretary of the Library, Rt. Hon. Henry Nwawuba, who lauded the Chief of Staff for his ongoing commitment to enhancing the facilities and operations of the National Assembly. Nwawuba expressed his appreciation to the Chief of Staff, Speaker, Deputy Speaker, Majority Leader, National Assembly Clerk, and the esteemed group of lawmakers for their visit and continued support.

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05/06/2022

Shettima Apologies to VP

My Channels TV Interview Taken Out of Context

1. When I appeared on Channels TV last Thursday amidst the tension rippling through our political arena, it was to underline the promise Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s presidential bid held for those yet to establish the certainty of the hurdle ahead of the APC. I never set out to denigrate the personality of any aspirant, and definitely not that of my dear friends and allies. None of them is an opponent, so their aspiration isn’t a threat to us. They appear so in the sprint to become the party’s presidential flag-bearer in the 2023 elections, but they are our allies in the marathon.

2. My assessments of the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, and the President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, were well-intentioned. I never set out to subject them to ridicule but, rather, to stir up interest in the contrasting virtues of the cast of aspirants putting up a fight against my preferred aspirant, one most favoured and advantaged to guarantee APC’s victory in the forthcoming presidential election.

3. The interpretations of my remarks on Professor Osinbajo and Senator Lawan are, thus, being done literally and overblown. My words weren’t woven to portray them as unworthy aspirants, but merely to qualify them as non-threatening contenders. I, however, take full responsibility for my utterances and wish to appeal to our teeming supporters to neither take my words out of their metaphoric contexts nor interpret them as a measure and declaration of hostility towards my dear friends and allies.

4. I hereby tender my unreserved apologies to the Vice President and the President of the Senate for the unintended pains my jibes might have caused them and their families and supporters.

5. As we approach the finishing line of this tense political race, I’m not unaware of who the actual opponents are. A divided house, even if in the assumptions and imaginations of supporters with a distant grasp of our relationships with other aspirants, is the last impression we wish to create among Nigerians.

6. I want this to be taken as an appeal to our supporters across all political camps to build bridges and mend fences as the actual journey is just about to begin. Victory, for the discerning, has always been the first lap of the race. Thank you for your understanding.

Kashim Shettima