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Niorte:
Before we can take you serious. Tell the APC Governor to sign the Freedom of Information Bill.

A govt who is not accountable is not progressive.

A govt who's dealing is shady is not progressive.

A government who lied in the media to have paid students scholarships and bursary but did not, is not progressive.

APC is a scam. PDP is not the best. But PDP is RELATIVELY better than APC.

The best role that APC fit in, is the Opposition....bunch of liars and thieves still support APC.

You have also been bitten by the Agbaje bug that is why you don't know the meaning of progressive. Sanwo-Olu has the perfect antidote with his #issuebasedcampaign

StOla:
Agbaje must surely return to contest again in 2023 as it is his typical fashion to go silent for 4yrs after a defeat.

Our prayer is for sense to prevail on the sexagenarian to take his L and find his level gracefully.

awelekiti:
Rubbish! It's agbaje me and my family will vote, come 2019. They're here again with their propaganda.
Its no more business as usual in Lagos. Mtcheew

How laughable. People who thrive on propaganda are always the first to cry foul when the blatant truth hits them. Please don't waste your vote over a man that is Just Kidding.

JIMI AGBAJE’S (JUST KIDDING’S) LOUD GAFFE – AN IRRESPONSIBLE TRAIT OF A FAILED ELDER

“Dem dey run dia mouth like water”
When Chidinma Ekile sang this song, she sang this in reference to JK’s ilk – a class of politicians who are hell bent on playing to the gallery and creating schisms just to get their way.
Earlier this week, Jimi via his Twitter handle embarked on a diatribe that crashed upon impact. You say you are running for Governor of Lagos State, Africa’s third largest economy, yet you speak from both sides of your mouth without any clear articulation on any issues.
JK’s foray into politics started with the Afenifere however, it is apparent that he only joined the group, because it was a fad to be a member of the Afenifere at that time. The Action Congress (AC) also received JK with open arms but when he realized that this was a party that meant serious business with governance in Lagos State, JK packed his baggage and left for the Democratic People’s Alliance (DPA), where he ran for the first time for the seat of Governor in Lagos State. Of course, the DPA experiment turned out to be a failure, but rather than learn from this experience, JK proceeded to pitch his tent within the camp of thieves and failures in the PDP and the fact that he has stayed this long with the party shows that JK is like fish to water within the camp of the PDP.
JK ran again in 2015 after emerging as the candidate for the PDP in Lagos State. While many believed that he had a good chance to win the Governorship election with Jonathan’s Federal backing and proceeds from the Dasuki loot, Jimi goofed on his campaign. He did not focus on the issues but descended into the murky waters of dirty politics where he has sufficient skills.
Again, Just Kidding has showed up like a regular customer that he is – seeking to retire on the Government’s seat. One would have expected that his experience on previous gubernatorial campaigns would guide him this time but it is rather sad that Just Kidding has once again proved to be a disappointment. He appears on the scene once every four years like the FIFA world cup to find satiation for his power hungry self but too bad; Lagosians have found his quest laughable on every ground.
This time, JK is once again failing to stick to the issues; rather he has rolled himself in tissues, urging others to descend into the pit of failed politics, where he is champion.
JK is not the only candidate in this election but he is the loudest amongst all of them; a testament to the fact that empty gourds make the loudest noise. The forerunner of the #ForAGreaterLagos and #IssueBasedCampaign is eight years younger than Just Kidding and he has comported himself, and is exuding respect for other candidates, even against the backstabbers. It is however sad that JK who definitely has more experience running an election than other candidates has no plans, but plans of division to achieve his retirement quest.
You say you want to set Lagos free, yet you remain in perpetual servitude to Bode George, an ex-convict, guilty for 40 counts of fraud, who cooled his heels off in Kirikiri Maximum prisons.
Lagosians have asked consistently; tell us your plans for health, transportation, education, growth, business opportunities, investment, tourism, employment, technology and waste management in Lagos, but Brother JK has returned nothing to satisfy the curiosity of Lagosians. In fact, he stooped so low to steal campaign strategies from @realdanielemeka without due reference.
Just Kidding does not come close to BOS in any way. Their examples have shown us clearly that age is not a criterion for leadership. BOS is a man of many firsts, an active contributor to governance in Lagos since 1999. Despite his amazing credentials and wonderful track record, Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu has so far brought his plans #ForAGreaterLagos alone to limelight.
We cannot compare Just Kidding with BOS. The first question anyone who is amused by Jimi’s many lies should be - what his contribution has been to the progress of Lagos State beside turning up every four years to waste our times. Within the PDP, the failed political party where Jimi has found comfort lately, what has been his contribution? Jimi dared to suggest that Sanwo-Olu was handpicked to run but he cannot see for himself that every sensible person has left him and Bode George to continue fooling themselves in the Lagos PDP. When this election is over, we hope he retires his tired brains and allow the young ones in the PDP in Lagos State to present their ideas. The only fear is that the young ones current frolicking with JK cannot make them escape the poison of his dirty politics.
The poles are wide apart on this one and it is certain that Lagosians will exercise their franchise this time, to usher in #ForAGreaterLagos on the wings of Sanwo-Olu’s #IssueBasedCampaign.

Eko Ti Sanwa N Tiwa.

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Zehavi:
Please do not be daft . Read on the Ekò meridian scandal and see if if your so called Tinubu is the saint portrayed.

No one has said he is a saint. What we are acknowledging is his strategic approach and tactics as it concerns politics. You definitely cannot deny that Tinubu is a thinker and a doer and everyone who works with him shares same values.

Zehavi:
Imagine ...a criminal is being acknowledge? Chai! Dear God, take me out of this zoo ...I do not want my kids seeing this and embracing it as a norm!

Criminal? Kindly reel out his crimes

obonujoker:
What is Tinubu's influence in these states??

Kano
Kaduna
Rivers
Delta
Akwaibom
Anambra
Katsina

Infact apart from 4 SW states, (Lasgidi, Osun, Oyo, Ogun), where else does Tinubu have influence??

You are forgetting Ondo State and Ekiti State. A little while ago, he was only Senator, then Governor of Lagos State. I tell you what, time has the answer to your question especially because positive trends are not exclusively reserved for a Geopolitical zone in Nigeria.

awelekiti:
2019 loading....some people would just collapse ni.

Rather than collapsing, please urge them to join the movement for the advancement of Nigeria. We are @advanseng on all social media.

[center]TINUBU: A TRUE POLITICAL GOOD FATHER, STALWART AND LEADER SHAPING DEVELOPMENT ACROSS NIGERIA[/center]

Since the emergence of Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu (BOS) as Candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the 2019, gubernatorial elections in Lagos, much has been spread about his candidacy and the people’s choice, with the national leader of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s name brought into disrepute on many occasions.

Nigeria’s political history is one that is unique and rife with many memorable events since independence. Nigeria’s democratic history is regarded by many to have gained a strong foothold following the events of May 29, 1999.
While Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, took over control of the Federal government from General Abdusalam Abubakar at the Eagles Square in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and declared the day as the “beginning of a genuine renaissance” in Nigeria, a 47 year old Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who would later become the Asiwaju of Lagos and the Jagaban of Borgu kingdom, was sworn in at the Tafewa Balewa Square (TBS), Lagos, as the 12th governor of Lagos and the 2nd executive governor of Lagos State.

On that sunny afternoon, Tinubu agreed to a pact of a new dawn with the throng of Lagosians who had graced the handing over occasion. Now, 19 years later, the many activities of that day may have been forgotten but what we cannot forget is the commitment to the pact of a new dawn and progress made that day, and its realization for Lagosians and Nigerians at large, despite the anti-progressive siege waged on Lagos State by refusing to yield Federal allocations to the State by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) led Federal Government. It quite behooves logic that the same PDP is in the race for the governorship seat of Lagos State; this is a State they nearly crumbled its development. Tinubu who was an active member of the Afenifere (a pro Yoruba political group), was first elected as Senator for Lagos West in 1993 under the platform of the Socialist Democratic Party (SDP). He however contested the Lagos State governorship ticket on the platform of the Alliance for Democracy (AD) in 1999 and in 2003, winning both elections by a wide margin.

Since 1999, it is unarguable that Tinubu has remained one of the most prominent examples of political leadership and strategic planning all across the 36 states of Nigeria. In fact, very few comes close to this man in terms of leadership, mentorship, development drive and the creation of multiple opportunities for Lagosians and Nigerians and this is so despite the many scheming, political quagmires, corruption trials, etc., the Asiwaju of Lagos has lived true to his title. In Nigeria’s current political sphere, Tinubu appears to be a detribalized politician who remains committed to the ideals of people like Obafemi Awolowo with his onward drive and push for development all across the length and breadth of Lagos. The biggest task of any leader is having a vision and making all those around him conscious of the vision. For Bola Ahmed Tinubu, his vision for Lagos State birthed the Mega City project, a project that was openly accepted by the people of Lagos and is today, positioning Lagos as a true Mega City. Successive governments of Lagos State have keyed into the same vision driven by the Asiwaju for the State, as is the case of Babatunde Raji Fashola (BRF), the current governor of the State Akinwunmi Ambode, and the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the governorship election of the State, Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu (BOS).

It is election season in Nigeria again and because 2019 is, only a few months away, Nigerian politicians have descended into the arena of mudslinging and defamation to score cheap points for the elections. While this may work with others, there is hardly any stain on the personality of the Jagaban and his continuous drive to protect the integrity of his dream and goal for Lagos State.

Since the people of Lagos State accepted the Mega City drive of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu led government as the best direction for the State, the State’s citizenry has kept every official occupying a position of leadership on their toes for the actualization of the vision. Babatunde Fashola could achieve so much as governor of the State because he relied on the people to make progress happen. No one can run a vision successfully without the full participation of the owners of the dream and that is the most significant mistake that has triggered the rejection of Akinwunmi Ambode by conscious Lagosians to run for governorship for a second term. What Ambode did was tantamount to challenging the people of Lagos to a fight and if it is not yet clear for everybody to know, you cannot win a fight against the people, a notion even respected by the Jagaban when he had to support Fashola’s reelection bid in 2011 because he was the people’s choice. A leader must at all times respect the wishes of his people and this is the very mantra upon which Tinubu’s successful political strategy has gained incredible strengths all over Lagos, Nigeria and even beyond Nigeria. He has not always had his way on issues because this man respects the wishes of his people above his desires, for the greater good of all.

It is common to hear the opposition label Tinubu as the godfather of Lagos politics but that only lends credence to the huge successes he has been able to achieve howbeit, using his human potentials. God is good and Tinubu does not come close to God in any way, so a better label for the successful Lagos politician will be the “good father”, because he has done nothing short of good for his people. Lagos is currently Africa’s 5th largest economy with a GDP of $136 Billion, this is only testament to the fact that anything Tinubu touches becomes gold, and it increases in value.

With the recent emergence of Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu (BOS) as the governorship candidate of the APC in Lagos, many critics have based his emergence on several factors but none of this people have enough insight into the surrounding issues as much as Akinwunmi Ambode who eventually declared his support for Sanwo-Olu. Tinubu being a leader that is true to his name in every way respected the people’s choice. Lagosians are rest assured in Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu because they know how much he has contributed to the Mega City drive in many key positions under the leadership of Governors Tinubu, Fashola and Ambode. If you also consider the Jagaban’s record of accomplishment, you will only see a positive trail among politicians and leaders that have worked with him.

Very few persons have set clear examples of what leadership should be in Nigeria and in fact, it was not until Tinubu and his Action Congress of Nigeria faithful teamed up to form the strongest opposition party in Africa with the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), before the PDP lost at the centre. Such is the strength and tactical nuance possessed by the man who apart from politics continues to spearhead matters touching on the everyday progress of Lagos.
At the national level, he is also a Maestro and I do not think any 1999 governor holds as much sway as Tinubu does currently. His mentorship capacity is one of the most exceptional and detribalized, as seen in the examples of Prof Yemi Osinbajo, SAN who served as Tinubu's Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice. He currently serves as Nigeria’s Vice President. Ben Akabueze served as Tinubu’s commissioner of Budget and Economic Planning, an appointment that lends credence to the fact that he does not allow sentiments rob him of the best hands. Akabueze is today, the Director General of the Budget office for the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

The same can be said of Babatunde Raji Fashola (BRF) who is the present Minister for the tripartite Ministry for Works, Power and Housing. Fashola was Tinubu’s successor and he was Chief of Staff to Tinubu when he served as Governor in Lagos. Alhaji Olaiwola Mohammed is Nigeria’s current minister of information but he had also served as Tinubu’s Chief of Staff. The same can be said of Babatunde Fowler who worked assiduously with Governor Tinubu as Chairman of the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service to increase the State’s Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) through the introduction of the Electronic Banking System/Revenue Collection Monitoring Project (EBS/RCM), which is responsible in many parts for the State’s economic standing today. Babatunde Fowler is the current chairperson of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).

Other notable examples of Tinubu’s protégés who are championing the affairs of Nigeria in many areas include Dr. Muiz Banire (AMCON), Olorunnimbe Mamora (Abuja Investment and Infrastructure Centre), Dr. Leke Pitan, Femi Pedro amongst others.
The man Tinubu has worked very hard to cement his position as one of Nigeria’s finest thought leaders, and both friend and foe agree to this.
The famed Jagaban would say “Creation is always more difficult than destruction; greed is easier than greatness,” but despite the difficulty, he has played the “game” of politics which he described as “… a football game, where in the course of playing, you will sustain injuries and have bruises. You nurse your injuries and continue to play. That’s the only way you can win.”

Tinubu is “a great mobiliser and grassroots politician, Senator Tinubu’s contributions to the entrenchment of democracy in the country is commendable,” Otunba Gbenga Daniel, one of Tinubu’s opponents whose tent is with the PDP had this to say about the man. He further described Tinubu as “a political bridge builder whose unique politics established him in the hearts of the people with magnetic passion and altruistic followership.”

Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s nomination as candidate of the All Progressives Congress is only another step towards the actualization of the Lagos dream and the Lagos Mega City Project. Lagosians at this time have to trust their choice as perfect for the Lagos dream, as they have trusted Tinubu’s leadership in the past.