Some youths, under the umbrella of Lagos Youth Vanguard (LYV) on Tuesday stormed the Lagos State House of Assembly, demanding the probe of former governor Akinwunmi Ambode over alleged corrupt activities.

The protesters were led by the Patron of LYV, Mr. Rasak Olokooba and the President of the Group, Mr. Ibrahim Ekundina.

Some of the placards of the protesters read: “Ambode, submit yourself for probe,” “Ambode must be probed,” “EFCC do your job,” “Ambode is a thief,” “Ambode awarded fake contracts,” and “Ambode, return Lagos money.”

The Lagos Youth Vanguard stated in their leaflet that was distributed to journalists that Ambode “deliberately laid landmine through the obvious improper, inappropriate and insufficient content in his handover note that should serve as a guide to the incoming administration in the tradition of every civilised public officer.”

They accused Ambode of flouting so many government procedures, saying that he refused to abide by the procurement laws.

He was accused of wrong priority in policies and programmes and abandoning the track that can bring about development in the state.

“We call for his probe and investigation with a view to apportioning penalty and dishing out appropriate penalties.

“We want to assure the good people of Lagos State, including all the people that care about Lagos and the people of Lagos that we will continue to pursue every legitimate means until justice is done,” they said.

Speaking to journalists in an interview, Mr Rasak Olokooba, said that it was good to be fair to every administration.

Olokooba added that they had watched events for 90 days and that there were clear indications that the former governor had been going about to disrupt the activities of the current administration.

“For every government that is going out, you leave a template for the coming government to succeed.

“Ambode handed over a very rickety handing over note that cannot assist the current administration.

“If you go round the state today you will see that there is no governor that would inherit such state and the people of the state would be happy with him, but thank God the goodwill enjoyed by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu is still intact if not, by now the people of Lagos State would have been complaining bitterly.

“Put all these things together and add it to what the EFCC said recently that they were going to conduct an investigation into the activities of the former governor Akinwunmi Ambode, you would see that we are right,” he said.

The activist insisted that anybody could be investigated anytime, but that they were shocked by what happened at the residence of former governor Ambode in Epe, when the operatives of the EFCC wanted to search his residence.

He described what happened there as very ungentlemanly, adding that this was not how statesmen behave as they were expected to respect institutions and apparatuses of the government.

“Also, the parliament has promised us that they were going to look into the activities of the last administration, but we have not heard anything from them.

“I am a taxpayer, I pay education tax, I pay the salaries of the Governor from my tax and I must be concerned about how the money is being spent, likewise other Nigerians.

“The former governor must be accountable for how he ran the affairs of the state in the last four years. We want him to clear his name. Gone are the days when people just hear of probe and you don’t take it up,” he said

Olokooba maintained that they were taking the matter up because the EFCC and the parliament had spoken about it.

He stressed that the rest of the world was watching Nigeria, which he said must work as it represents 2.5 % of the population of the world.

“We are the most populous black nation in the world and after Cairo it is Lagos among the most cosmopolitan cities in Africa.

“We don’t want anybody to mismanage Lagos. We want this to be a deterrent to others such as local governments chairmen, senators and others in public offices who might want to do what the last administration did.

“Look at the state of Lagos, people were complaining bitterly over the litters of refuse in the state though they are disappearing now. Look at Badagry Road, you would agree with me that you are also part of what we are doing today as journalists,” he said.

Addressing the protesters, the representative of the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, Hon. Rotimi Olowo stated that the protesters were right as their action was constitutional.

Olowo emphasized that the House had commenced investigations into the government of Ambode and that they would look into the petition as a House and do their jobs as expected.

The lawmaker added that they were having a committee meeting shortly before the protesters arrived to look into the finances of the state and ensure that the road in the state was motorable.


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I believe this is a paid protest. They need to just allow Ambode rest. Let Sanwo Olu get to work and forget about this Ambode issues.

And tinubu nko

Cash and Carry protest.

MiztaYouneek:
I believe this is a paid protest. They need to just allow Ambode rest. Let Sanwo Olu get to work and forget about this Ambode issues.

If they let everyone like you just said, how do we check ourselves?

How do we recovered stolen fund??

Maybe they should just leave everybody to do what they like?

Maybe they should just scrap the law and free everyone in the prison?

Oyinlomobambam:



If they let everyone like you just said, how do we check ourselves?

How do we recovered stolen fund??

Maybe they should just leave everybody to do what they like?

Maybe they should just scrap the law and free everyone in the prison?

My brother that's not the point. We all know this is a one sided witch hunting and at the end if Ambode becomes more loyal they will scrap the case. If the government wants to fight corruption its suppose to be in general not fighting only the opposition or those that are not as loyal as they want in their same party.

MiztaYouneek:


My brother that's not the point. We all know this is a one sided witch hunting and at the end if Ambode becomes more loyal they will scrap the case. If the government wants to fight corruption its suppose to be in general not fighting only the opposition or those that are not as loyal as they want in their same party.

Bro's, that's how politics is.
You can't fight anyone who's with you, cos you can't do it alone.

Someone else Will fight them

Federal Government now controls Lagos Inland Waterways but these lazy youths are storming House of Assembly over Ambode because they gave them 2k

jkendy:
I see the face of Jagaban behind the mask, with his drummers playing the rhythm from Aso Rock

If Tinubu wants ambode probed he doesn't have to hire protesters

100% yoruba moslem youth group.
When will they protest against the chief tinubu? Awon werey

Youths that should be learning a high income skill to better their lives.

Quote: "No one has money problems, if you are broke, you have a skill problem"

- Emmanuel Akpe.

gbege don staet o



yawa don gas

If I catch those youths hehn. Infact they should come and protest in epe

Is Ambode still the governor?

Jobless youths.

Instigated by that orangutan abi

Fathead ambode should roast.

But Bola Tinubu, Fashola didn't steal Lagos money abi. Hungry protesters paid 1k each.

Funny thing is that some of these hired protesters were the same people who protested in favour 9f Ambode in Maryland towards the time of party primaries.

Paid jobless youths you mean.

jkendy:
Like seriously Meaning he'll take to the street all by himself to protest, right
Or, he'll use the powers bestowed upon him from Aso Rock through the anointing of EFCC to effect this, abi

Obanikoro , the immediate former minister for police affairs had an efcc case against him when he was in PDP...he joined lag APC and he bacame a saint....fashola was accused of awarding the design of a website for 80m...A week after ambode left power, efcc started searching his houses. So yh I'll choose the The anointing of efcc option.

Lazy youths, teleguided from bourdilon for selfish reasons



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