Sources in the Presidential Villa have revealed how Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, ejected Senator Adams Oshiomhole from Aso Rock following a heated confrontation just 24 hours after the inconclusive All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election in February 2024.
The State House sources revealed that the former governor of Edo State made a desperate dash to the Presidential Villa after his preferred candidate, Dennis Idahosa, failed to secure the governorship ticket.
Oshiomhole was visibly enraged after the returning officer, Stanley Ugboaja, declared Monday Okpebholo as the APC candidate, A move that the senator saw as a direct blow to his influence after he got the Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, to announce Idahosa in a different exercise.
Determined to overturn the decision, Oshiomhole stormed the Villa in an attempt to secure President Tinubu’s intervention. However, upon arrival, he was met with an unexpected and hostile reception.
Femi Gbajabiamila, who has steadily gained prominence as Tinubu’s right-hand man, reportedly told Oshiomhole off, sparking a shouting match between the two political heavyweights.
