I Almost Lost Chief Of Staff Position Because Of Desmond Elliot – Gbajabiamila

Femi Gbajabiamila

Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila, has revealed that he almost lost his position last year due to the alleged involvement of Desmond Elliot in the political crisis that rocked the Lagos State House of Assembly. Recall that the former Nollywood actor was involved in a speakership tussle involving Mudashiru Obasa, and Nigerians have been reacting.

Narrating how Tinubu summoned him to his residence in Abuja at the height of the Obasa impeachment saga, Femi shared that the president confronted him over intelligence reports linking Elliot to efforts to destabilise the state legislature.

Stressing that he defended Desmond before BAT, the Chief of Staff added that despite asking Elliot to issue a statement vindicating himself of the allegation, he didn’t.

His words, “I almost lost my job as Chief of Staff last year because of Desmond Elliot. Mr. President called me to his house in Abuja during the Lagos Speaker Obasa saga. He said, ‘I hear this Desmond is your boy, the one we gave you,’ and I said, ‘Yes, sir.’ He is one of the people causing problems in the Lagos House of Assembly.

Immediately I said to Mr. President, no, no, no. Desmond is not part of them.

I haven’t even spoken to him. I didn’t know whether he was part of that. I said, no, he’s not part of them.

Tinubu said, I’m telling you from intelligence that he is part of them. Go and tell him to retrace his steps. This is what Mr. President told me. I said, yes, sir.

I called him. That’s what I told him. Just like the President, this is what he said.

If you are one of these people, if you are part of them, get out of there.

Three days later, the Director General of DSS called me and said there’s a problem. Your name is being mentioned all over the place.

That you are the one behind, you are supporting Desmond in this event. Of course, the President will not believe that Desmond would do such a thing and I will not know what it sounds like.

I told the DSS, I’m going to have to talk to Desmond.

I told him, I’m going to have to talk to Desmond. He has not done anything. I called him again.”

WOW.