GBAJABIAMILA: BUHARI WAS NOT HAPPY WITH ME

The Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, has revealed that the government of the day was unhappy with him when he served as Speaker of the House of Representatives for refusing to approve a foreign infrastructure loan that excluded the South-East.

Although Gbajabiamila did not mention any names, he served as Speaker of the House of Representatives between 2019 and 2023, during the late former President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term in office. That period was marked by sustained public complaints and debates over the alleged marginalisation of the South-East region.

Speaking while addressing the newly inaugurated commissioners of the Federal Character Commission at a two-day induction programme in Abuja, Gbajabiamila said the House, under his leadership, subjected the loan request to detailed scrutiny and discovered that the proposed infrastructure projects were spread across all geopolitical zones except the South-East.

According to him, lawmakers declined to approve the loan for several months and placed it in abeyance until the executive agreed to include the South-East in the project distribution. According to him, lawmakers declined to approve the loan for several months and placed it in abeyance until the executive agreed to include the South-East in the project distribution.