Members of the House of Representatives have congratulated the immediate past Speaker, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila and welcome the new Speaker, Mr. Tajudeen Abbas.
Mr. Sha’aban Sharada, says the leadership style of Gbajabiamila needs to be emulated. He noted that through experiences, he came to understand that Gbajabiamila is a man of his word.
“True leader listens to their constituents and distinguishes the truth from the noise. When our party was engulfed in a severe leadership crisis in my home state of Kano, the Speaker faced repeated calls to remove me as the Chairman of the House Committee on National Security and National Intelligence, even after I had successfully served in that capacity for two years.
Numerous attempts were made to coerce and intimidate Honorable Speaker Gbajabiamila, with the threat of withdrawing support from the 21 Kano House members if he did not yield to their demands. However, he steadfastly resisted the pressure, remaining resolute in the face of intimidation, and refused to succumb to the powers seeking my removal. Throughout it all, he implored them to allow him to resolve the matter amicably while advising me to avoid actions that might escalate the crisis” Sharada said.
He prayed to God Almighty to guide the new Chief of Staff to faithfully serve Nigeria under the leadership of President Bola Ahmad Tinubu, acting as a bridge between the center and the entirety of Nigeria.
He used the opportunity to express his deep gratitude to the constituents of Kano Municipal who entrusted him with their mandate as well as to the 360 members of the House with whom he worked tirelessly.
Dominica Nwabufo
