A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Fuad Laguda, has been elected as a candidate for the Home of Representatives by-election in Surulere Constituency 1, Lagos State.
The election, billed for February 3, 2024, will probably be carried out to fill the emptiness created by the appointment of the previous speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, because the Chief of Employees to President Bola Tinubu.
Arogidigba World Journal recollects that Gbajabiamila, the instant previous Speaker of the Home of Representatives, resigned his membership within the Home of Representatives after 20 years within the Inexperienced Chamber.
This was following his appointment by President Bola Tinubu as his Chief of Employees in an appointment letter dated June 14.
Gbajabiamila’s resignation was introduced in a letter learn by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas.
Gbajabiamila was first elected in 2003 and he remained within the parliament for 20 years till his resignation.