The Inspector General of Police, IGP Suleiman Abba has been petitioned by the Lagos state APC Integrity Group calling for the immediate arrest and prosecution of a governorship aspirant of the party, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode for committing perjury in his INEC form and his JAMB form.

The group in its petition, an electronic copy of which was mailed to iReports-ng.com, stated that “We have just discovered that one of the 13 governorship aspirants of our great party, the APC, in Lagos, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode recently submitted Expression of Interest form wherein he lied under oath that he is an indigene of Lagos state. We wish to draw your attention sir to the fact that the same person had in his JAMB admission form in 1981 also filled his state of origin to be Ondo state. You may also wish to know sir that Mr Ambode had in his application form number JAMB/DE.03 and registration number 646789 filled in his own handwriting that he is an indigene of Ondo state in the portion of the form which asks his state of origin.
“Attempts in recent times by Mr Ambode to claim Epe as his town have been severally rebuffed by leaders of the town. Hence our request to you to use your good office to investigate this obvious case of perjury. Attached herewith are copies of the two forms where the suspect committed the crime for your records, perusal and immediate action.”

It will be recalled that the Edu family of Epe in Lagos east had in May this year come out to disown him, stating that the aspirant is not a member of the family as he has claimed. The Baale Buraimo Edu family he claims to belong to in Epe had issued the statement to disown him. The family, in a release signed by both Alhaji M. Oladeinde Edu and Alhaji T. A. Edu, also insisted that Ambode hailed from Ilaje in Ese Odo area of Ondo State and not from Epe as he claimed.

According to the release, the family stated that the Baale Edu while alive had 22 wives and 38 children and challenged Ambode and his supporters to trace his side of the Edu family tree and name his mother among the 22 wives. According to them “We hereby bring it to the notice of all Lagosians that we have tried but could not trace where the said Akinwumi Ambode belongs in the family tree of Baale Buraimo Edu of Epe.
“At this juncture, we can categorically state here that in actual fact, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode was a son of Festus Akinwale Ambode, one of the teachers posted to Epe in the old Western Region; a native of Ilaje Ese Odo in the present day Ondo State.

“As a school teacher, the elder Ambode was very familiar and friendly with several Epe indigenes. The older Ambode came to Epe through the waterways. He came with his wife, Christianah Oluleye Ambode (nee Oresanya), who though initially did not stay with him which made the older Ambode marry a second wife, an Epe daughter, popularly called ‘Iya Vice from Poka, Epe.

“She was a food seller in Epe Grammar School. This development led to Akinwunmi Ambode’s mother who also hails from Ilaje Ese Odo in Ondo State to eventually relocate to Epe to stay with her husband,” the family said.

According to Edu family, at death, Ambode’s father’s corpse was taken back to Ilaje, Ondo State for burial in line with the dictates of tradition and royalty as he was a prince, adding that, “The royalty from the kingdom came with the full royal insignia and ferried his remains back to Ilaje land for interment.

According to iReports-ng.com, the group stated that: “With these facts stated above, it is a rude shock to the entire clan of the Edus in Epe that the said Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode is laying claims to being a clan of the Edus. We reject this linkage, both paternal and maternal, or even marital,” the family said.

It will be recalled that Paparazzi Magazine carried a cover story on the state of origin on Ambode's Jamb form and why he may not be fit to. Contest fot governorship as a Lagosian. We also told you that the issue of state of origin, forgery and perjury is not unique to Ambode
as his godfather the Asiwaju was also bedevilled by same and till this day remains uncleared.

Source:[url]ireports-ng.com/2014/12/02/lagos-apc-integrity-group-petitions-igp-seeks-ambodes-arrest-prosecution-for-perjury/[/url]

PDP at work, whichever 1st to comment !

politics is very dirty indeed. so they dug out his jamb reg form??

pweshex:
politics is very dirty indeed. so they dug out his jamb reg form??

Yes.
He's not a lagosian,so he should go contest as a governor in ondo

Hmmmmm........my questn is which democratic governor as emerge as a governor of ds state (Lagos) and who is a full indegene of lagos........you better stop acting as a learner

Odikwa very risky o!

I saw it coming but I don't like him either, I prefer hamzat for continuity of the good work fashola have done in my state.

Lagos is still under the influence of theifnuboo, till then they will continue to be slaves

What do you expect, when everybody from SW,now want to claim to be from Lagos.

nigerianvenom:


Yes.
He's not a lagosian,so he should go contest as a governor in ondo

lol, i wonda y an ondosian will pretend to be a lagosian

Charlatans!!

Keep fooling yourselves over what is expressly clear via the constitution

Has he not been residing in Lagos for more than 10years?

And to even think that the clarion call for his 'arrest' is coming from neanderthals like the OP

Una go cry taya

rozayx5:
Lagos is still under the influence of theifnuboo, till then they will continue to be slaves

Imagine d pics below.are they telling us they dont have a true lagosian in APC?
are they telling us that hamzat and co are ill equip to rule Lagos?

Why is tinubu so heartless?

nigerianvenom:


Imagine d pics below.are they telling us they dont have a true lagosian in APC?
are they telling us that hamzat and co are ill equip to rule Lagos?

Why is tinubu so heartless?

the APC goons turned a blind eye to Tinubu's private Jet discussion and started telling us stories of how his Mobil salary and business acumen made him a billionaire

nigerianvenom:


Yes.
He's not a lagosian,so he should go contest as a governor in ondo

Must you flaunt your ignorance in public??For starters,Akinwunmi Ambode is from Epe in Lagos East.Therefore let the useless and faceless group write all the petition they can write,while ignoramuses like you echo and re-echo your faulty state of origin argument,but what will break your backs is the Nigerian constitution which guarantees anybody who has lived in and paid tax in any state for ten years,is entitled to aspire to the highest office in the land

Ambode will win the 2015 election.Keep fighting his indigeneship,Tinubu was said to be Osun;he won.Fashola was said to be Ekiti;he won.Ambode?Ondo.He has won already.

The Igbos,Edos,Hausas,Yorubas from other states,Lagos indigenes will support him.The Oba of Lagos has said it already:Ambode's governor.
Nothing Jonathan,Obanikoro or George can do about it.
And he's a Christian too.Oba of Lagos,a Muslim endorsed Ambode.Join the winning train.

Interesting...i would enjoy how events would continue to unfold in days to come..

Ambode has won the APC governorship primaries so let all detractors go and find something else to do as no amount of campaign of calumny can give them the mandate through the back door

See the source? Lmao

Facebook link.
Nairaland has become a joke

midep:
PDP at work, whichever 1st to comment !

this guys needs help, wetin concern PDP when touts dey fight.

There is statute of limitation.
You cannot catch him again.

Once youve been resident in a state for 10years you are allowed to claim the state plus the edu family in Épé is his maternal family.


I saw Ambode with his police escorts today celebrating with the people

Though i am not in support of perjury but how many of the so called 'lagosians' are truly lagosians May be past governors of lagos should prove their indigeneship too.

Matters like this are part of the reasons our igbo brothers feels lagos is no mans land.

Will Ambodes case bring to rest the issue of state of origin in our constitution Time will tell.

I think the problem, which is the accusation that is being brought against him is this: that he is from Ondo State is not the problem since the constitution does not disallow him from becoming the Governor of the state for that reason; the issue on ground is why he lied about it. The issue is that he committed perjury.

Don't have anything against Ambode, just trying to throw light on the matter.

90% of the commenters on this thread championing this no-news are from a particular part of the country.

Why una they always vex for Lagos matter?

Ambo the Rambo! is Yoruba
Lagos is a Yoruba State
He defeated so-called indigenes in a free and fair primary

And to my knowledge, neither Fashola nor Tinubu are original Lagosians.

So, ki loju o ri ri

Ambode will win Lagos state, by rigging of course.

Tinubu will not want to loose his greatest source of wealth.

The rooster is coming home to roost. Thifinubu is a shameless rogue, planting his stooges all over Lagos Just to continue siphoning Lagos money.

This is Just d beginning.

double0seven:
I think the problem, which is the accusation that is being brought against him is this: that he is from Ondo State is not the problem since the constitution does not disallow him from becoming the Governor of the state for that reason; the issue on ground is why he lied about it. The issue is that he committed perjury.

Don't have anything against Ambode, just trying to throw light on the matter.

There is nothing like he lied. When filling the form for election he had satisfied the laws requirements for becoming a lagosian( you live in the state for 10years upwards) since he had worked in the civil service for 22years

bamidele029:
Once youve been resident in a state for 10years you are allowed to claim the state plus the edu family in Épé is his maternal family.


I saw Ambode with his police escorts today celebrating with the people

Hope u don't speak from d other side of ur mouth when the above involves an Emeka or hamza?

Each time we see any 'diasporan' news about Nigerians being elected for any political position, we start beating our chest depending on the tribe the pesin is from. But why will he deny his state of origin, he is already a lagosian

Mods front page.
Ishilove, Seun, ngwakwe.

aryzgreat:



Hope u don't speak from d other side of ur mouth when the above involves an Emeka or hamza?

No I will not. The Nigerian constitution is clear on the matter, anyone who has lived in a state for 10years and above is allowed to claim the state as long as he is a Nigerian.

No IG of police will take this issue seriously since the law is on Ambode's side

That is why such news can only be on Facebook page because it is rubbish news

Seun they said you should put a thread with a Facebook page as source on front page let's see how ridiculous Nairaland has become