2023: Gbajabiamila dismisses governorship ambition

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has insisted that he has no immediate plan to become the governor of Lagos State.

The speaker stated this when he featured on Channels Television’s Political Paradigm, in reaction to speculations that he was making a move to contest the governorship election in Lagos in 2023.

“No, I don’t have any such plan; I have no immediate plan.

“I have a job that I am doing now, a very tough job; sometimes the most difficult job but people don’t understand”, he said.

Gbajabiamila has been representing Surulere I Federal Constituency in the House since 1999, and emerged as the Speaker in 2019.

The lawmaker said the incumbent Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, is doing quite well despite the challenges he faces. He added that since the governor was elected into office, he has proven himself as a diligent public office holder.

Gbajabiamila continued, “I don’t want distractions. I am working as the Speaker of the House of Representatives with a lot of responsibilities on my shoulders right now; any other thing will be a distraction.

“As for the Lagos State governorship (election), I have not even thought about it and why? (because) the present governor of Lagos State is doing a good job.

“The fact that we had a one-term governor at one time does not mean it is going to be the same. The governor is doing a good job under the circumstances – these are difficult times in the last two years and he’s come out well”, the speaker submitted.