₦airaland Forum

Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday warned leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State against the dire consequences of denying the State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode a second term, saying there was absolutely nothing to justify such move.

Osinbajo handed down the warning at a meeting of the Governors Advisory Council (GAC), the highest advisory body in the Lagos APC which was held in Lagos today.

[b]Sources at the meeting revealed that the VP unequivocally told the party leaders to be mindful of their actions, and not place personal interest above that of the masses who wants the Governor to continue in office beyond 2019.

According to an impeccable source, Osinbajo categorically said he was asked by President Muhammadu Buhari to proceed to Lagos to again appeal to APC National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and some leaders of the party opposed to Ambode’s second term bid to rescind the decision in the interest of the party.

The[b] source said: “Yes, the Vice President attended the GAC Meeting that took place today and told the gathering that he had been sent in by the President for the second time to come and appeal to Asiwaju (Tinubu) particularly realizing that they should stick to their best chances in Lagos for the 2019 elections.

“The Vice President actually looked at them (the GAC members) straight in the face and told them ‘you Assembly members here, you have endorsed Ambode before; GAC members, you have endorsed Ambode before; You Femi Gbajabiamila, you brought all your House of Reps members to endorse Ambode; the whole world know that you have endorsed Ambode and all of a sudden, what shall we tell the world now that Ambode has done wrong all of a sudden after all the endorsements that you have made to warrant your[/b] current position?

“The VP queried them further that will it be enough to tell the whole world that it is for our own selfish interest that we are saying that we are not going to endorse Ambode? Is it because Ambode has not performed? Ambode has performed and everybody knows that he has performed,” the source quoted Osinbajo to have told the gathering.[/b]

Corroborating the development, another source said it was true that the Vice President was totally against the decision of some party bigwigs to move against Ambode’s second term bid.

“The VP told them that in the eyes of the populace, he (Ambode) has done well and so what is it that we are now going to tell the whole world the reason for saying we are not going to support Ambode? So, does it now mean that our own personal interest should be considered larger than the interest of the masses and the State,” he said.

Tinubu, at the meeting was said to have responded that all politics was local and later threatened that he was taking another aspirant, Babajide Sanwo-Olu to the party’s secretariat on Acme Road, Ogba to raise his hand as the candidate of the party.

However, Tinubu could not do so after realizing that the party members were ready to call his bluff, while he ran back and sent Senator Anthony Adefuye to make the announcement endorsing Sanwo-Olu on behalf of the GAC.

The news flying about that the All Progressive Congress (APC), Lagos State Chapter, has suspended Lagos State House of Assembly former Speaker, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, and 20 others including Special Adviser to the governor on Community and Communication Affairs, Hakeem Sulaiman-Oris, Attorney General, Niji Kaseem, Muslim Folami, James Faleke, Babatunde Quadri,, Segun Olulade, Tunde Buraimoh, Sakiru Anifowose Dengen, Yemi Alli, Hakeem Bamgbola, , ALHAJI Bashkirs Adekoya, Otumba Tayo Oyemade, Hon Abiodun Mafe, Rev Iyo Oyasodun, Sanyo Osijo, Hakeem Masha, Cornelius Ojelabi, Femi Apata, among others is not true. It is a lie from the pit of hell, an ugly story planted by ugly persons to cause disaffection in the land of limitless opportunities and the pride of the nation.

This is an election period and politicians are trying to upstage one another by resorting to playing to the gallery by manufacturing lies, innuendoes and outright subterfuge to gain advantage. This is not the culture of Lagos APC and it can never be.

Let it be known and it is hereby made known that APC Lagos cannot accept this brigandage, political irresponsibility and rascality. Those who are parading the this fake news are enemies of our great party, they do not mean well and therefore cannot succeed.

We are therefore asking our teeming supporters to ignore the antics of the enemies of progress. Lagos APC has not suspended anybody and has no plans to do so. We remain a united family, an indivisible entity and just one house.

Signed:
Joe Igbokwe
Publicity Secretary

TMemos:
Take it easy with misinformation!

When did Sanwo-Olu get to LSDPC that he sold Bourdillion house to Tinubu?

Fear God now

Hotfreeze:
Keeps

enemyofprogress:
will you get out before I call sango to send you out

AHEAD of the September 29, 2018 governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos State, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s support group has embarked on moves seeking to lobby the Governor’s Advisory Council, GAC, and 57 council chairmen in the state.

This was as yesterday’s rescheduled screening of aspirants into the Lagos State House of Assembly, has been suspended indefinitely, over logistic challenge. The move by Ambode’s foot soldiers laid to rest the speculation making the rounds that Ambode was planning to withdraw from the race due to unfavourable indices against him. How Ribadu, Buhari’s in-law are confronting Governor Bindow Majority of the 22 man council which is the highest decision making organ of the party, headed by the National Leader of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu had expressed dissatisfaction against the governor and pledged to have him replaced in 2019.

It was gathered that some members GAC are still making last minute efforts to reach out to other members in order to prevail on them to have a rethink before Saturday’s governorship primary. However, the council had promised to provide a level playing field for all the aspirants. The council, however, insisted that: “The adoption of the direct primary is to further democratise the election process in the party and do away with the usual belief of anointed candidate(s). This will also ensure credible exercise.

“Every aspirant should go to the field and test their popularity, the people will decide.” Similarly, it was learned that some of the 57 local government chairmen were been approached to support Ambode’s second term ambition. One of the council chairmen, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said: “Ambode’s group had approached me with cash inducement to prevail on other chairmen to sway support for the governor who has promised to change if given another chance, but I told him that it may not be possible because party leaders have made up their minds on Sanwoolu.”

The council chairman further disclosed that “majority of the chairmen, at a hotel in Ikeja, yesterday evening, formally endorsed Sanwoolu for the governorship ticket by raising his hands up.” Screening of aspirants suspended Meanwhile, House of Assembly aspirants, who converged at the party secretariat, were turned back atthe proposed screening centre. Over 230 aspirants, including sitting members of the Lagos State House of Assembly are jostling for the available 40 seats in the state. Speaking on the suspension after an executive meeting, spokesperson of the party, Mr. Joe Igbokwe, said:

“The screening could not hold again today because the panel from Abuja did not come. They are in charge and they have to be around to conduct the exercise.”

Lagos APC Primary: Ambode’s group reaches out to GAC, council bosses
ON SEPTEMBER 26, 20188:00 AMIN NEWSCOMMENTS

…As party suspends screening of aspirants indefinitely

By Olasunkanmi Akoni



LAGOS—AHEAD of the September 29, 2018 governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos State, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s support group has embarked on moves seeking to lobby the Governor’s Advisory Council, GAC, and 57 council chairmen in the state.


Ambode


This was as yesterday’s rescheduled screening of aspirants into the Lagos State House of Assembly, has been suspended indefinitely, over logistic challenge.

The move by Ambode’s foot soldiers laid to rest the speculation making the rounds that Ambode was planning to withdraw from the race due to unfavourable indices against him.

How Ribadu, Buhari’s in-law are confronting Governor Bindow

Majority of the 22 man council which is the highest decision making organ of the party, headed by the National Leader of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu had expressed dissatisfaction against the governor and pledged to have him replaced in 2019.

It was gathered that some members GAC are still making last minute efforts to reach out to other members in order to prevail on them to have a rethink before Saturday’s governorship primary.

However, the council had promised to provide a level playing field for all the aspirants.

The council, however, insisted that: “The adoption of the direct primary is to further democratise the election process in the party and do away with the usual belief of anointed candidate(s). This will also ensure credible exercise.

“Every aspirant should go to the field and test their popularity, the people will decide.”

Similarly, it was learned that some of the 57 local government chairmen were been approached to support Ambode’s second term ambition.

One of the council chairmen, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said: “Ambode’s group had approached me with cash inducement to prevail on other chairmen to sway support for the governor who has promised to change if given another chance, but I told him that it may not be possible because party leaders have made up their minds on Sanwoolu.”

The council chairman further disclosed that “majority of the chairmen, at a hotel in Ikeja, yesterday evening, formally endorsed Sanwoolu for the governorship ticket by raising his hands up.”

Screening of aspirants suspended

Meanwhile, House of Assembly aspirants, who converged at the party secretariat, were turned back atthe proposed screening centre.

Over 230 aspirants, including sitting members of the Lagos State House of Assembly are jostling for the available 40 seats in the state.

Speaking on the suspension after an executive meeting, spokesperson of the party, Mr. Joe Igbokwe, said: “The screening could not hold again today because the panel from Abuja did not come. They are in charge and they have to be around to conduct the exercise.”

WiLdFLame:
Oga face your own wahala. Nothing concern you. If you are so involve start playing politics of alliance now. Not all these online chochocho...una no dey tire !!

deomelo:
[s][/s]



Every rubbish spewing ipob on NL is always Yoruba of course.



They say no more automatic tickets and impositions, you can not force them to to keep dishing out automatic tickets and impositions

deomelo:
[s][/s]



Typical ignorant and unintelligent ipob miscreant nonsense.