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The battle for the soul of Lagos State took a strange twist yesterday when Governor Akinwunmi Ambode boldly told a meeting of leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, at the Bourdillon, Ikoyi home of the party’s National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, that he will not step down for their preferred candidate in the 2019 governorship race in the state.
Thirty-six out of the 40 lawmakers of the Lagos State House of Assembly have declared their support for Babajide Sanwoolu to emerge as the next governor of the state. The lawmakers took the decision at the parliamentary meeting held on Saturday at the Lagos State House of Assembly Complex.
Report has it that a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, burst into tears during a meeting with leaders of the party over the issues between him and Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode. The meeting saw former governors of Osun and Ogun States, Chief Bisi Akande and Aremo Segun Osoba, leading Ambode to beg Tinubu who is said to have dropped support for his re-election bid. Tinubu is said to be supporting a former Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, ahead of the September 29 primary election to decide the party’s flagbearer. The Guardian…
The internet has been buzzing of the controversial commentary of Ace Fuji musician Kwam1 concerning Governor Ambode. Few weeks back, Kwam1 can be seen calling in Lagosians to vote for Governor Ambode, but in a new video going round in Social Media, the Fuji star can be seen throwing jabs at the Governor.
A last-minute effort by the wife of the Lagos State Governor, Bolanle Ambode, to save her husband’s job was said to have hit a brick wall on Tuesday.
President Buhari Appoints Gov. Ambode Into FG’s Delegation To Russia 2018 President, Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode as a member of the Federal Government delegation to the 2018 FIFA World Cup starting in Russia from June 14.
The Governor Of Lagos State Akinwunmi Ambode is in the news again, barely a few days after announcing the impending increase of Land Use charge in the state. The news of increase of Land Use Charge in Lagos State and vehicle registration hasn’t gone down well with residents of the populous Lagos state. Lagos governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday ordered public and private school principals in the state that students should sing the National Anthem in Yoruba Language daily. Deputy Governor, Dr Idiat Adebule, relayed the directive at a meeting with Principals and Head Teachers of public schools in Lagos.