Gbajabiamila Will Help Make Buhari Lame Duck President, Northern Group Warns

Electing Femi Gbajabiamila as Speaker of the House of Representatives will cede political power to his godfather who would turn Muhammadu Buhari into a lame duck president, a Northern political pressure group has warned.

The Arewa Youth Awareness Forum in a statement cautioning legislators from the North against projecting Gbajabiamila drew attention to the circumstances of the immediate past governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode who the group alleged was forced out of power in the interest of Gbajabiamila’s political godfather.

The statement was signed on behalf of the group by Mohammed Kabir, Salisu Abdulrahman and Adamu Adeiza.

“Again, we repeat that Gbaja is not the best option for Arewa future interest or that of the Buhari Presidency; it remains very risky for President Buhari, the North and the entire federation when one godfather is remotely in control of offices of the Vice President, ruling party chairman, Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives, especially when his loyalists remain on the board of FIRS, NNPC and other sensitive places.

“While we are not drumming support for any political party or candidate, we note the overboard jubilation that mere political statements of ‘support’ has spurred for the Gbaja project but we passionately urge all northern governors and members of the House representing various northern states to tread very carefully on Hon Gbajabiamila’s candidature.

“It is indeed, a tragedy when those who pretentiously profess progressive ideology and populist democracy only remain hell-bent in following the opposite direction and the nasty experiences of people like Governor Ambode. A cabal in Lagos contemplated impeaching Ambode and then resorted to sitting on his budget proposals – a great lesson that anyone who loves democracy and President Muhammadu Buhari should bear in mind!

“Certainly, half-hearted denials of a 2023 agenda and the strong likelihood of putting Buhari under circumstances similar to Governor Ambode’s later lame-duck travails must be seriouslyand cautiously considered by all our federal legislators”.

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