The outgoing Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has taken over from Professor Ibrahim Gambari, who served as the immediate past president Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff.
At a handover ceremony that took place at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Monday, Gambari handed over to Gbajabiamila.
All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftains and President Bola Tinubu both attended the ceremony and posed for pictures with the a duo.
Recall that the President appointed Gbajabiamila as his chief of staff on Friday of last week after holding numerous meetings and consultations with APC stakeholders.
The President also approved the appointment of Senator George Akume as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), and a former Deputy Governor of Jigawa, Senator Ibrahim Hadejia, as his Deputy Chief of Staff.
The new appointments, which were made in a meeting with Progressives Governors Forum (PGF), were contained in a statement on Friday by State House Director of Information, Abiodun Oladunjoye.
In the general election, Gbajabiamila, who has served in the lower chamber for 20 years, was re-elected to represent Surulere 1 federal constituency.
He had previously won five elections in a row before being elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2003.
Before being appointed as speaker in 2019, Gbajabiamila has previously held the positions of minority whip, minority leader, and majority leader.
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