Chief of Staff to the President, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila is 63 years old today but disposed to a rather quiet day, writes Olawale Olaleye
Talk about a man, who understands his beat very well and has learned enough on his current job to last him a lifetime, the Chief of Staff to the President, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila readily comes to mind.
The Aso Villa gatekeeper and president’s minder, Gbajabiamila, came to the job with his regular enemies. Those who want his job. The people who envy him. And, of course, there are those who see a future he can’t see and are determined to stop him. So, his first few months in office were fraught with battles of sorts.
But none of these could stifle him from functioning to capacity. Quietly, he has been doing his thing and at the same time touching base with his constituency being the political leg of his responsibilities.
Gbajabiamila, by virtue of his office, is pivotal to the Villapower construct. Lawyer and politician with many years of legislative exposure, his career path has seen the best of days after six terms in the House of Representatives.
From being an ordinary floor member to becoming Minority Leader, Majority Leader and eventually speaker, his 24 years of deep legislative experience comes handy in his current posting as he shuffles through the president’s calendar, controling access, managing appointments, and coordinatingintergovernmental communications.
Sixty-three years today, the engine room of the Bola Tinubu presidency would rather he was allowed a quiet time than indulge in any form of merriment. Above all, he is both thankful and grateful for where he is today.
