The desperation of the leadership of the APC in Lagos has moved them to compel all the 57 local government chairmen in the state to rent 500 persons from each council area to attend a controversial anointed governorship aspirant, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode’s declaration at the Onikan stadium in Lagos island by 10am today, Friday, bringing the total figure of rented crowd at the function to 28,500.

The candidacy of Ambode has generated so much controversy in Lagos politics as the 2015 elections approach.

The alleged preference of APC national leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu for Ambode has equally set him against the incumbent governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola who had forced Ambode out of his government in 2012 over alleged financial impropriety.

Concerned that the Ambode project is not getting the desired acceptability among the party members at the local level who prefer an indigene of the state to succeed Fashola in 2015, it was gathered that the party leadership had to compel the 57 council chairmen in the state to rent as many as 28,500 from their council areas to jam the venue and create the impression the aspirant is popular.

The directive to rent the crowd was conveyed to the council chairmen in a text message sent to their telephone lines on Thursday. It reads: “Dear Chairman, directives from leadership that all chairmen MUST mobilise 500 people each from their LG/LCDA to MR AKIN AMBODE declaration to run as Governor of Lagos state under our great party (APC) at Onikan stadium tomorrow (today) 24/10/2014 by 10am. Please all chairmen MUST be in attendance.”

Aggrieved party sources said the directive will cost tax payers a whooping N.1 billion or more because each local government has already voted N5million each for the event. It was also gathered that the cost could be more as the council chairmen also seize such opportunity to pad the figures up and fill their own pockets.

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You guys are so scared of Ambode.....he just filled out Onikan stadium with Pasuma performing and this is your best?

Try harder next time biko.

you guys are just funny they don't need to employ crowds this is Lagos not bayelsa PDP are actually to be accused of this few weeks back when PDP held a rally in Lagos all the people that went from badagry were offered 2k each including food and transport to and fro

Even my people are not left out! They were also forced to attend!

Mumu!