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The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday threatened to issue a warrant of arrest on the former governor of the state, Akinwunmi Ambode and four others who served under the ex-governor as commissioners. This decision followed two preliminary reports presented by two different ad-hoc committees set up by the House to investigate the 820 […]
Continue ReadingIndications are strong that the immediate past governors of Lagos, Adamawa and Bauchi states, Akinwunmi Ambode, Mohammed Bindow and Mohammed Abubakar, may be part of President Muhammadu Buhari’s next cabinet. According to Punch, the leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress had resolved that all the APC governors who lost their re-election bids would “automatically’ […]
Continue ReadingMy first encounter with Akinwumi Ambode was at the Ikeja home of late General Adeyinka Adebayo the day after his transition.I was exchanging pleasantries with Otunba Niyi Adebayo when he walked in. As the governor offered his hand to greet me, a convoy screeched to a halt outside. To my consternation the governor dropped my […]
Continue ReadingIn 1999, the entire South West was under the control of the Alliance for Democracy, AD. When we were approaching the 2003 elections, I told my boss, former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, to give me the authority to take over the South West from the AD for the party. He gave me the approval. My effort […]
Continue ReadingLOUIS XIV was King of France for 72 years and 110 days and became the most powerful French monarch who consolidated a system of absolute monarchical rule that endured until the French Revolution. At the peak of his maniac, he said: “L’Etat c’est moi”(I am the state). I am not aware Asiwaju Bola Tinubu is given […]
Continue ReadingGovernor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwumi Ambode has demonstrated that he would not succumb to distraction of mischief makers. As reported, detractors appear to have been trying to cause bad blood, using Ambode’s defeat for the 2019 governorship candidacy as bait. Ambode lost his bid for second tenure to Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu in a direct […]
Continue Reading…When in 2014, he was asked about his successor, Fashola said he was not worried yet at the same time expressed concern. “I hope, firstly, that the next person is a lot better than me. I hope that he can do in four years what we did in eight years, and that can only be […]
Continue Reading“Fellow Lagosians, the last few days have witnessed intense political activities that have gripped the attention of the nation and created palpable tension in the polity. I strongly believe that the time has now come for the State to move forward in order that the gains of the last three and half years are not […]
Continue Reading30th September, 2018 Tomorrow, our party and the people of Lagos will have an encounter with destiny. We shall hold our governorship primary. With the holding of direct primaries to elect governorship candidates in Lagos and other states, the APC takes a groundbreaking step toward greater internal democracy and progressive governance for the benefit of […]
Continue ReadingDuring the governor Ambode’s world press conference on Sunday, Ovation magazine CEO, Dele Momodu asked four very important and sensitive questions but the governor cleverly answered without saying much. The 4 pertinent questions: 1. It is obvious that all is not well between you and your Godfather? 2. Is it true the FG has endorsed your […]
Continue ReadingPreacher lies to the congregation cos that comes naturally, Shopman cheats his customer for maximum profitability, Politician takes all the bribes he can, constitutionally, Lawyer robs you with a pen completely legally Country bombs its matty land nationalistically. It’s a dog eat dog world, a dog eat dog world, a dog eat dog eat dog eat […]
Continue ReadingPresident Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja met behind closed-door with Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria reliably learnt that the governor would be updating the president on latest political development within the All Progressives Congress in Lagos State. The governor’s political godfather, Asiwaju Bola […]
Continue ReadingHope rises for Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode as the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) steps up pressure on National Leader of the party, Bola Tinubu to back the incumbent’s re-election. The duo have been at loggerheads, with Tinubu supporting a former Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, ahead of the […]
Continue ReadingAs it becomes more obvious that the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Tinubu, will not change his mind on his decision not to support Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s second term of office ambition, the embattled governor is weighing his options and will soon make his next move public, THISDAY […]
Continue ReadingManaging Director of Lagos State Property Development Corporation (LSDPC), Mr. Babajide Sanwoolu has officially announced his intention to seek the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2019 Lagos governorship election against his principal, Mr Akinwumi Ambode. He is so emboldened because people believe he has the backing of Mandate Movement, a group […]
Continue ReadingBabajide Sanwoolu, a governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, has expressed his desire to pursue his ambition to become the next governor of the state, saying he will not step down for the incumbent, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode. This is as the national leader of the APC, Asiwaju […]
Continue ReadingThe political intrigues shaping the governorship race in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State intensified yesterday as Governor Akinwunmi Ambode indicated that he would not go down without a fight, reaching out to the presidency in Abuja to intervene on his side as he battles the Mandate Group, the political machine of […]
Continue ReadingExcept for any last minute change of arrangement, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, will pick the Nomination Form of his second term ambition, on Monday. If he eventually does as planned, this will bring to an end speculations that the governor had been pondering a switch in party from his All Progressives Congress (APC) […]
Continue ReadingLagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has entered into an emergency closed-door meeting with his commissioners and aides over his political future in the All Progressives Congress (APC), ahead of the commencement of party primaries. According to Daily Post, the governor has been in talks with key stakeholders of his cabinet following reports of a […]
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