I received the most votes in the ninth assembly, but Abass outperformed me—Gbajabiamila

During an interview with Channels Television, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, the chief of staff, stated that the speaker of the House of Assembly in the 10th assembly, Tajudeen Abass, has surpassed the number of votes he got as speaker in the 9th national assembly. He revealed that Tajudeen Abass has an overwhelming majority, which has helped him attain that height…CONTINUE READING>>>

He further stated that he hopes the 10th national assembly will be able to continue the good work they’ve been doing while representing the people in the 9th national assembly. He however urged them to finish the work which they failed to finish.

According to him, “I say tongue in cheek that I had the highest number of votes in the election of the speaker and house of representatives, but now Tajudeen Abass has surpassed that with 353 votes. I think maybe 3, or 6 short of 360. So I give it to him, and I congratulate him. With that comes a lot of responsibility. He has an overwhelming majority, and I wish him God’s speed and well.

Speaking further, he said, “In terms of expectations, we have some members from the 9th assembly that are going into the 10th assembly. They’re the foundation of this assembly, and I hope that they build on the work—the several works that we’ve done in the 9th assembly—which is a lot. Some work is unfinished, so I expect them to finish their job…CONTINUE READING>>>