THIS DAY
An ongoing cold war is currently tearing the political camp of the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu apart following media reports he has penciled down the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila as his Chief of Staff (COS) ahead of his takeover on May 29.
However, Gbajabiamila has said that he knew nothing about the reports of him lobbying to be appointed as COS.
But the cold war between the camp of Gbajabiamila and the loyalists of the lawmaker representing Ikeja Federal Constituency in the House and the Secretary of Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. James Faleke, has continued unabated.
While loyalists of Faleke claimed that Gbajabiamila was nowhere to be found when people like Faleke were busy working for the emergence of Tinubu as the president, but he was now trying to position himself as the COS.
On the other hand, those loyal to Gbajabiamila were of the views that the same people that planted the story are the ones accusing Gbajabiamila of planting the story.
A source close to Faleke said some party stakeholders were angry when they saw the story in the media that Gbajabiamila was already functioning as COS.
The source said: “Gbajabiamila went to the media, I think that made a lot of people angry. He planted the story.“
“Even Asiwaju is unhappy with him. Asiwaju and his wife travelled quietly to rest, he went there and now planted story the he is already functioning in France as COS.
“And people are now angry that he didn’t work with us. Faleke wants to go back to the House of Representatives and help Asiwaju in the House. If Asiwaju thinks otherwise…but his wish is to go back to the House.
“But Gbajabiamila, the president has not confirmed it, he flies the kite that he’s already functioning as COS from France. So, the thing infuriated a lot of people that have worked for Asiwaju. This is Gbajabiamila that never even came one day to work for Asiwaju…
