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Tinubu Denies Demanding N50 billion Monthly from Ambode

11Aug

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Tinubu Denies Demanding N50 billion Monthly from Ambode

The All Progressive Congress (APC) Presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has denied allegations that he directed the former Lagos state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, to remit N50 billion monthly to him. The ex-Governor who was elected in office in 2015 was allegedly asked to pay N50 billion monthly to Asiwaju Bola Tinubu during his administration, However, Ambode failed to secure a second tenure as he lost the APC primary election in 2018. Reports emerged that Ambode’s failure to secure the APC governorship tickets was because he refused to pay the demanded sum to Tinubu. See Also: Soyinka Berates Pyrates Confraternity For Mocking Tinubu Tinubu debunked the reports through his Director of Media and Communications for Tinubu Campaign Organisation (TCO), Bayo Onanuga, wh...

Opinion: Extricating Lagos from the Captivity of Bola Tinubu by Femi Aribisala

2Oct

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Opinion: Extricating Lagos from the Captivity of Bola Tinubu by Femi Aribisala

The drama currently going on in APC over who will be the party’s flag-bearer in the coming gubernatorial election in Lagos is as fascinating as it is disturbing. The same party that schemed to ensure that Buhari is the sole APC presidential candidate for 2019, is determined that Akinwumi Ambode, the current Governor of Lagos State, is not the APC candidate in the gubernatorial election in 2019. If Buhari who has performed abysmally, is given an automatic second-term ticket, why not Ambode? Godfather-cracy All this turns on the whims and caprices of one man, Bola Tinubu; the self-styled “godfather” of Lagos and even South-west politics. Tinubu is determined that Ambode must be unseated, and he has refused the entreaties of the president, the vice-president and other APC stalwarts outs...

Nigeria: APC a Party of Fraudsters as Confirmed by Ambode – PDP

1Oct

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Nigeria: APC a Party of Fraudsters as Confirmed by Ambode – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party on Sunday said it reviewed the world press conference held by the Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, and surmised that the governor validated its position that the All Progressives Congress allegedly consists of those it described as fraudsters and election riggers. Governor Ambode had in the press conference stated that his opponent in the race, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, was arrested for spending fake dollars in the United States of America. Ambode further stated that Sanwo-Olu was detained in the USA on account of the alleged crime. The governor further alleged that his party, the APC, was disenfranchising its members by insisting that registered members of the party, who were yet to be issued with membership cards, will not be allowed to participate ...

Nigeria: It’s Official! Tinubu Dumps Ambode, Presents Jide Sanwo-Olu

1Oct

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Nigeria: It’s Official! Tinubu Dumps Ambode, Presents Jide Sanwo-Olu

The ruling party’s national leader says Akinwunmi Ambode has deviated from developmental blueprint of Lagos, urging primary participant to reject him. Bola Tinubu has endorsed Jide Sanwo-Olu as the preferred candidate for the All Progressives Congress in the upcoming governorship election in Lagos, ending weeks of speculation about where he stands on the stand-off between the challenger and incumbent governor, Akinwumi Ambode. In a statement Sunday evening, Mr Tinubu said the blueprint of Lagos State, his brainchild between 1999-2007, has been deviated from by Mr Ambode, calling on APC members in Lagos to reject the governor at the primaries on Monday. The statement comes shortly after Mr Ambode used a televised press conference to launch a barrage of personal attacks against Mr S...

Nigeria: News of Plans to Impeach Ambode Not True – Lagos Assembly

12Sep

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Nigeria: News of Plans to Impeach Ambode Not True – Lagos Assembly

Lagos State's House of Assembly has responded to the news of the impending impeachment of the sitting state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode. The news was refuted by Musibau Razak, the Chief Press Secretary to the speaker. According to Razak, there was no rift between the Speaker and the Governor. He described the relationship between the two as smooth and solid”. He went on to say "The news of impeachment is political. A lot of information is being circulated here and there but there is no iota of truth in the report. "Claims to initiate impeachment proceedings against Governor Ambode are false as the relationship between the Governor and Speaker is smooth and solid." Despite this claim, the media is awash with the news of Ambode's fall out of favour with Bola Ahmen Tinubu, regarded...

Opinion: Tinubu – What the Most Powerful Man in Babylon Must Know – Fredrick Nwabufo

12Sep

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Opinion: Tinubu – What the Most Powerful Man in Babylon Must Know – Fredrick Nwabufo

I have been thinking about Jagaban, Bola Ahmed Tinubu lately. I think he deserves an encomium for tipping into the expansive shoes of the sage, Obafemi Awolowo, by forging a united bunch out of disparate broomsticks. But honestly, I do not think he has the intellectual grit, ideological purpose and discipline of the late former premier of the western region. Jagaban has single-handed pulled the south-west under his suzerainty. This is no mean feat. No politician, in the present day Nigeria, has achieved this. As a matter of fact, no politician commands passionate followership or has the same clout as he does. That is why I say he deserves an encomium. In fact, he deserves some accolades. However, I think Jagaban also deserves a bit of cautioning. His empire has gained so much vastnes...