Speaker of the 10th House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas has disowned one of his newly appointed Legislative Aides, Hon. Godfrey Gaiya for making unsavory comments.
Gaiya in an interview with Daily Trust, accused the immediate past Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai of sidelining Christians in the affairs of the state.
He continued that El-rufai, in his attempt to prove the Christian faithful in Kaduna don’t have the numerical strength to win elections or rule stste, improvished the people of the zone.
He, therefore, expressed confidence that a Christian would govern the state in the next 10 years.
Reacting to Gaiya’s claim, the Special Adviser to the Speaker on Media and Publicity, Musa Krishi in a release, noted that the speaker disapproved Gaiya’s view in the interview.
“It has come to the attention of the Speaker, House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas (PhD), that one of his Aides granted an interview to a national daily in which he made some unsuitable comments.
“For the record, the said aide, by the name Hon. Godfrey Gaiya, did not have the imprimatur of the Speaker to grant such an interview.
“Therefore, the comments made were those of Godfrey Gaiya and not Speaker Tajudeen Abbas.
“For the avoidance of doubt, Speaker, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas (PhD), has a Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, who serves as his spokesman.
“All official statements from the Speaker come from his spokesman.
“It is pertinent to mention that the Speaker has tremendous respect for and enjoys same from former president, Muhammadu Buhari, and the immediate past Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir Ahmed El-Rufai, and will not say or do anything that will negatively affect his good relationship with them.
“The public should take note,” the statement read.
