The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, Tuesday quell talks of his intention to contest the Lagos state governorship election in 2023.
Gbajiabiamila spoke on national television on Tuesday in an interview aired on Channels TV monitored by our correspondent.
He said he has no plan to contest for the coveted seat in the coming poll.
The Speaker further explained that the incumbent Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, is doing well and there is no need to discontinue him from running for a second term in office.
He was also positive that the All Progressives Congress has all its takes to win the 2023 election. “I think the APC has all it takes and will still do well in the next election,” he said.
On governorship plan, he said , “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.
“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 Lagos State Governorship, not even thought about it and why? 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.
“We’ll see what the future portends for everybody…we leave everything in the hands of the person that decides the future for everybody.”
Gbajabiamila has been in the green chamber since 2003 representing Surulere I Constituency of Lagos State. He became the Speaker of the House in 2019. He is one of the loyalists of APC National Leader, Bola Tinubu.
Though political permutations have earnestly begun ahead of the 2023 elections, Sanwo-Olu, who was elected governor in 2019, has not declared his intention to run for a second term in office.
