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_…Speaker not funding Dubai party_
Yesterday news broke that the House of Representatives leader, Hon Femi Gbajabiamila’s mum 90th birthday will be celebrated in Dubai with the speaker rumoured to be flying over 300 people.
In addition to this, Hon. Gbajabiamila was estimated to be spending millions on the party.
Naijahottestgist findings revealed that the story is not true.
Firstly, the decision to hold the party in Dubai was strictly on the speaker’s mum insistence, which was difficult to overrule as he is not the first child. He was duty bound to respect the decision of his siblings who some of them are 12 years older than him.
Besides, their mother, contrary to being an outgoing woman, wished for a private and simple birthday ceremony with very close friends and associates.
The woman, who was also the first chairman of Surulere Local Government, believed that if it was held in Lagos, venue would be filled to the brim and raises fear or crowd control. Being a politician, she has clout and she remained relevant till the present moment in the Lagos political scene.
A close family source Naijahottestgist spoke with said the speaker, though being the nation number 4 man, was not able to sway it as he had one vote at the family meetings to organise the party and for weeks he consulted his close friends on how to handle it. As a matter of fact, it was alleged that he, at some point, tried to seek mama consent to be away from the party .
NaijaHottestGist gathered that no member of the national assembly was also invited to the family prayers and party held last Friday at the Eagle Club Hon Gbajabiamila till the last minute and kept it as low key as possible .
Our source added Gbajabiamila had to appeal to Gov Abiodun who wanted to grace the occasion ‘to please stay away’ because he didnt want the frenzy as it also came as a shock to many that Hon Jimi Benson, a very close friend, wasn’t even on the trip neither were NASS members.
“The story he (publication) is spending to millions is crazy and work of political enemies.
“Do you even know it is cheaper to do a party in Dubai than in Lagos?” the source added.
“The guests are limited and you only pay for venue, food and drinks unlike the carnival that will have happened in Lagos. Mr Speaker is very conscious of the mood of the nation now and won’t do anything to upset it. So count him out of any jamboree,” he concluded.
