Gambari Hands Over To Gbajabiamila As New Chief of Staff [Photos]

Professor Ibrahim Gambari, the Chief of Staff to the immediate past President, Muhammadu Buhari, has handed over to his successor and the outgoing Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila.

Naija News reports that Gambari handed over to Gbajabiamila on Monday at a handover ceremony, which took place at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

President Bola Tinubu and some chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC) also attended the ceremony and posed for a photo session with the duo.

Recall that the President, last week Friday, appointed Gbajabiamila as his Chief of Staff following a series of meetings and consultations with APC stakeholders.

The President also approved the appointment of Senator George Akume as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), and a former Deputy Governor of Jigawa, Senator Ibrahim Hadejia, as his Deputy Chief of Staff.

The new appointments, which were made in a meeting with Progressives Governors Forum (PGF), were contained in a statement on Friday by State House Director of Information, Abiodun Oladunjoye.

Gbajabiamila, who has spent 20 years in the lower chamber, was re-elected to represent Surulere 1 federal constituency, in the general election.

He was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2003 and had won five straight elections before now.

Gbajabiamila had previously served as Minority Whip, Minority Leader, and Majority Leader before being elected as the speaker in 2019.

See photos of the ceremony below.