A former presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nicolas Felix, has backed the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, to be the Chief of Staff to the President-elect, Bola Tinubu.
OsunDaily News reports that the Gbajabiamila, one of the trusted and close allies of Tinubu, is being tipped to be the Chief of Staff in the incoming administration.
The speaker is currently on vacation with the president-elect and his wife, Oluremi, in Paris France, ahead of the May 29 inauguration in Abuja, the nation’s capital.
In an interview on Arise Television’s Morning Show on Tuesday, Felix said Gbajabiamila has all the qualities needed to be the next chief of staff and would be a good fit for the job.
The APC chieftain asserted that the Speaker has been with the president-elect for a long time and has gained the trust of Tinubu.
According to Felix, Gbajabiamila has the capacity for the job based on his experience in the National Assembly.
He said, “We have people that are capable, but as a president, if you don’t trust them, you can’t pick them, so I believe that because his relationship with Asiwaju is a great one. Gbajabiamila has been in the house for twenty years.
“He was a minority leader, majority leader, and now the speaker, so all these put together, I think Femi is a great guy for the position.
“Asiwaju is a man that knows how to pick challenges and believe in diversity so I expect his cabinet to be full of young men, women, talented people who are able to drive the economy”.
