Governor Akinwumi Ambode of Lagos State and former Governor Babatunde Fashola, Minster of Power, Works and Housing, have brought a twist to the political configuration in the State over the decision of the All Progressives Congress, APC, leader and godfather of Lagos politics, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to stop Ambode from second tenure on the platform of the ruling APC. The two emerging political leaders have now turned the heat on the godfather through who they came to political heights.

The twisting trend is now generating fresh tension in Lagos APC; causing uncertainties over impending test of powers between Tinubu, Fashola and Ambode in the contest for the 2019 governorship ticket of the APC in Lagos.

Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu had turned his back against Governor Akinwumi Ambode, directing the incumbent governor to step down from contesting the APC governorship ticket for re-election in 2019. Ambode was reportedly threatened with impeachment after buying the APC nomination form by the State lawmakers if doesn’t comply with the directive to step down from the APC governorship race.

Tinubu subsequently commenced mobilization of support for another APC governorship aspirant, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to succeed Ambode in 2019.

The political logjam precipitated lobbies, appeals and interventions by prominent APC leaders, including President Muhammadu Buhari, to prevail on Tinubu to reverse his decision and endorse Ambode for 2019.

While Tinubu remained adamant on his decision and Sanwo-Olu displaying political extravagance over his riding on the political horse of Tinubu, negotiations and tradeoffs were going on among other power blocs in Lagos State. There was the innuendo that Ambode may get ministerial appointment in 2019 when forced out by Tinubu from second tenure. While the insinuation was sailing, Fashola came out of his shelf in a different game to provide balance of power between Tinubu and Ambode or cause an upset.

In the surreptitious negotiations, bargaining and tradeoffs, threats and dictatorship, former Governor Babatunde Fashola, Minster of Power, Works and Housing, maintained pacific silence on the 2019 governorship controversies in Lagos State. Fashola’s silence has been disturbing to Tinubu and his camp ever since.

However, Fashola’s silence was broken with the emergence of Obafemi Hamza as a governorship aspirant on the platform of the APC. Hamzat was sponsored by Fashola in 2015 but Tinubu insisted on Ambode and Hamzat lost to Ambode in the second position.

Now, Amobde and the Fashola group are insisting on participating in the direct primary election of the party. While Tinubu controls the Mandate bloc in Lagos politics, Hamzat belongs to the United Political Movement which constitutes another power bloc in the state, where Fashola is also playing his game.

There are insinuations that Ambode, whose supporters are insisting, must contest the primary election, may be considering playing the remote politics of trading off his ticket to Hamzat. This will put Tinubu at the risk of losing his leadership status in Lagos State if he suffers defeat at the APC primary governorship election.

While the 57 council chairmen, 40 lawmakers in the Lagos State House of Assembly and some commissioners were identified to have declared support for Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Tinubu’s candidate, direct primary election could demystify their political influence in the nomination of the governorship candidate in the state. They probably would be more potent in an indirect delegate primary election.

Fashola has built strong support base in Lagos State, and his supporters are also boiling for war with the Tinubu loyalists, some of who have pitched their tents with Ambode, for a showdown to redefine the power structure controlling Lagos politics.

Though, Fashola has not made any agreement with Ambode, his supporters are insisting on sponsoring a candidate from the camp of the former governor in the direct primary election of the APC.

Fielding or sponsoring Babajide Sanwo-Olu against Ambode and Hamzat will definitely split the votes and deny Tinubu bulk votes in the direct primary election. More so, when many APC members may even cast protest or solidarity votes for either Ambode or Hamzat. And Ambode rethinking a compact with Fashola and possibility of sacrifice, may demystify the Tinubu dynasty, particularly, when others like Muiz Banire, Hon. Funmilayo Tejuosho, would also mobilize their supporters against the Tinubu bloc.

National Daily investigation revealed that the heat is now on Tinubu, who is now looking for ways of soft landing and getting himself out of the hook.

Party sources disclosed to National Daily that Tinubu is considering escape route to avert the Ambode, Fashola battle at the APC direct primary election. This was said to be the reason Tinubu considered to hold consultation meeting with APC Governing Council in Lagos for final decision on Ambode’s endorsement for second tenure. The Governing Council may be used to cover up the shame of, and avert, the threatening imminent defeat at the APC direct primary election by the joint forces of Ambode and Fashola in the decision to stop the incumbent governor from second tenure. The consultation meeting with the Governing Council therefore provides open window for Tinubu to protect his leadership status by using the Council to indirectly endorse Ambode for second term.

All the governorship aspirants – Ambode, Hamzat, a former Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, and Sanwo-Olu, a former Commissioner for Training and Establishment, bought the nomination forms to contest the APC primary election.

APC State Chairman, Alhaji Tunde Balogun, was gathered to have declared that the governorship ticket was open to all aspirants.

From :https://crusadersiii./2018/09/21/lagos-2019-ambode-fashola-dare-tinubu/

Good one. Ambode is the only APC politician I admire. Not that he is performing wonder, but he seems to be the only descent (in character and in engagements) politician in APC. All others, including Buhari are misplaced burdens.

Ambode, Fashola and other well meaning lagosians should unite and liberate lagos from the hands of the greedy old tiffnubu. tiffnubu has been holding lagos to ransom, the best definition of greed is "tiffnubu"

This post is an example of fake news.

Fashola's candidate for 2015 wasn't Hamzat it was Olasupo Shasore.

AZeD1:
This post is an example of fake news.

Fashola's candidate for 2015 wasn't Hamzat it was Olasupo Shasore.

did u knkw why Tinubu and Fashola almost clashed that period? Fashola wasn't decisive who he was going to back, and even wen Tinubu asked him who was his candidate, he said he didn't have any. Until the the last minute.u remember?

These bloggers are really working overtime in their desperation to cookup and spread fake news.

Danpersie31:


did u knkw why Tinubu and Fashola almost clashed that period? Fashola wasn't decisive who he was going to back, and even wen Tinubu asked him who was his candidate, he said he didn't have any. Until the the last minute.u remember?

Fashola's candidate was Supo.

There's no way on this earth Fashola will side with Ambode over Tinubu.

I think it's game over for Tinubu.

They should have teamed up since

Ambode you are the right man for the job

Politics of Baba o, baba o, baba o... is not good politics at all

National Daily investigation revealed that the heat is now on Tinubu, who is now looking for ways of soft landing and getting himself out of the hook.

Lol

Party sources disclosed to National Daily that Tinubu is considering escape route to avert the Ambode, Fashola battle at the APC direct primary election.

This was said to be the reason Tinubu considered to hold consultation meeting with APC Governing Council in Lagos for final decision on Ambode’s endorsement for second tenure.

The Governing Council may be used to cover up the shame of, and avert, the threatening imminent defeat at the APC direct primary election by the joint forces of Ambode and Fashola in the decision to stop the incumbent governor from second tenure.

The consultation meeting with the Governing Council therefore provides open window for Tinubu to protect his leadership status by using the Council to indirectly endorse Ambode for second term.

LMAO

Lol this fake news . Even if ambode and fashola team up against the tinubu they will meet their Waterloo. Some people don't know political structure of tinubu.

Both of them combined cannot win election In any lcda, Talkless of lga, see tinubu politics is a out thugs and agberos, it is either you key in or be bolted out..
Simple

AZeD1:
This post is an example of fake news.

Fashola's candidate for 2015 wasn't Hamzat it was Olasupo Shasore.

I have been reading that rubbish assertion since this Ambode reelection matter started.

Thankfully, someone else knows the real events of the Ambode imposition by Tinubu in 2015.

Why exactly does Ambode want to be imposed again by Tinubu in 2019, after ensuring his administration disgraced Fashola for not supporting his imposition by ensuring there was an opponent to Ambode at that Lagos APC primary of 2014?

Ambode should face the direct primary and start campaigning to registered party members of APC, instead of waiting for the ticket on a platter of gold like his 1st term.

The best of democracy is direct primaries, and the loser cannot fault his loss beyond the fact that the ordinary party members chose someone else legitimately.

The same Fashola and his Justice group Ambode spent the last three years trying to rubbish?

All these people that will just sit down in one room in their village hundreds of kilometers from Lagos and put into writing their own speculations and wishes as facts of what's happening in Lagos.

Aquariann:
The same Fashola and his Justice group Ambode spent the last three years trying to rubbish?

All these people that will just sit down in one room in their village hundreds of kilometers from Lagos and put into writing their own speculations and wishes as facts of what's happening in Lagos.

Village full of red mud. Na them them.

Just wishful thinking. Not worthy of mention

Awol1:
I think it's game over for Tinubu.

This sentence has been on repeat since 2007!

AZeD1:


Fashola's candidate was Supo.

There's no way on this earth Fashola will side with Ambode over Tinubu.

Den u don't know the number 1 law of politics.
"No permanent friends, no permanent enemies, only permanent interest" so just know that and don't say dere is no way on earth it will happen.

If anyone ever told u Akpabio will decamp to APC would have ever agreed on this earth? So just forget naija politics

yeroba Christians should stand behind Ambode

let the fight continue...its enjoyable

Nice