President Bola Tinubu’s Chief of Staff and former Nigerian House Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila has been terminated as a licensed lawyer of the State Bar of Georgia in the United States after his corruption and ethical lapses outstripped acceptable thresholds for members, Peoples Gazette can report.
Gbajabiamila he was ostracised from the prestigious body effective July 1, 2020, according to records recently obtained by The Gazette.
He was found to have stolen money from a client and also failed to pay his membership fees.
Mr Gbajabiamila’s disgrace in the U.S. underscores yet again the gulf between civilisations that exert fair and available instruments to foster accountability versus Nigeria, where transparently fraudulent,odious figures are in charge of the most consequential positions of authority.
For several weeks, Mr Gbajabiamila dodged The Gazette’s requests for comments about his corruption and punishment in the U.S. A spokesman for the State House also failed to send in comments that were promised after several weeks.
Georgia Bar officials told The Gazette that Mr Gbajabiamila’s latest ordeal began when a client filed a grievance against him for theft.
Mr Gbajabiamila subsequently ignored the bar and stopped paying his fees and other membership obligations.
The Gazette was told that attempts were made to reach Mr Gbajabiamila through his Peachtree Road address in Atlanta, but he frustrated it all.
