JUST IN: Bola Ahmed #Tinubu Reportedly Picks Femi #Gbajabiamila As Chief Of Staff—The President-elect, Bola Tinubu has pencilled down some crucial allies to fill important positions in his administration.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, is rumored to have been assigned the position of Chief of Staff for the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, who will assume office as the 16th President of Nigeria on May 29.
Along with other well-known names now being mentioned for various posts, his former commissioner for finance, Wale Edun, and the governor of Kebbi State, Atiku Bagudu, are rumored to be under consideration for important positions in the incoming administration.
Sources within Tinubu’s camp who spoke to Newasmen confirmed the appointment with Gbajabiamila already discharging his duties as the CoS.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives has resumed unofficially, scheduling Tinubu’s activities and itineraries ahead of the May 29 inauguration.
“He has technically resumed with him in Paris, and they are trying to work out process and plans,” the source noted.
Furthermore, Tinubu has appointed Edu and Bagudu into his economic team, which he considered a critical sector requiring attention immediately he assumes office.
The source continued, “Wale is supposed to be the coordinator of the economy, either as Finance Minister or the CBN governor. It is not clear yet what his plans are for Bagudu. But he has also been penciled in and is going to be operating at a very high and serious level in the administration.”
