At the recently concluded Experience 14 which held at the Tafewa Balewa Sqaure and organized by House on the Rock Church, the sitting Governor of Lagos State made a very striking statement. In his own words, “At this same location (Tafewa Balewa Square) 193 days ago (as at December 6th, 2019) I took the oath of office. I was sworn in exactly in this same premises 193 days ago and that means that I have spent 193 days in office. I have spent 13.2% of my 1460 days in office, so what it means is that I am counting. I am counting down and I’m asking God to continue to lead me because at the end of that 1460 days I would stand accountable to God almighty and to the people of Lagos State that what have I done in those 1460 days.”

While the above statement may seem like a harmless and ascribes all the glory and power to God, we must acknowledge that it might be false to a large extent. If you replace ‘God’ with ‘Bola Ahmed Tinubu’ and replace ‘The People of Lagos State’ with ‘APC chieftains’ then the statement from H.E. Babajide Sanwo-olu (Governor Lagos State) seems to make more sense and sounds more in touch with reality! The corrected statement below would more accurate:

“At this same location (Tafewa Balewa Square) 193 days ago (as at December 6th, 2019) I took the oath of office. I was sworn in exactly in this same premises 193 days ago and that means that I have spent 193 days in office. I have spent 13.2% of my 1460 days in office, so what it means is that I am counting. I am counting down and I’m asking Bola Ahmed Tinubu to continue to lead me because at the end of that 1460 days I would stand accountable to Bola Ahmed Tinubu and to the APC Chieftains that what have I done in those 1460 days.”

While the sitting governor is a Christian, the former governor was also a Christian. Are we to now say that God removed H.E. Akinwumi Ambode from office? Did God and the people of Lagos that deny him the APC party ticket to run for a second term? If Ambode was accountable to God and the people of Lagos were his achievements as governor not enough to guarantee him of 8 years in office? Let’s all call a spade a spade! As far as the governance of Lagos State is concerned Bola Ahmed Tinubu is the god. All glory and adoration should be ascribed to him for him and he alone decides who sits, stands, runs, rises and falls from within the walls of the Bourdillon.

In what can be termed ‘the greatest political lesson on loyalty’ since 1999, a sitting Governor (Ambode) was outcampaigned, outnumbered and outed even before the expiration of his tenure. Campaign posters, billboards and adverts of Babajide Sanwo-Olu flooded the entirety of Lagos State one would think it was Sanwo-Olu versus Sanwo-Olu; was that the handiwork of God almighty and the people of Lagos State? That Babajide Sanwo-Olu scored 970,851 votes while Akinwunmi Ambode scored 72,901 votes amidst allegations of disenfranchisement and electoral malpractices from some quarters; was that the handiwork of God and the people of Lagos?

In a country with Yahya Bello’s, when it came to governance, Akinwunmi Ambode was arguably the best performing governor in the entire country. Good governance and projects couldn’t get him reelected. God almighty couldn’t save him; the people of Lagos couldn’t save him either. Why? In Nigeria, party politics reigns supreme and God/Allah is not a deciding factor! Your god is a man, the man who gave you the opportunity in the first place, the man who put you in office, that is your god! And you must serve your god! His bidding comes first, and your plans must align with his masterplan! If you sin against your god, you better be ready to either pay the price in full or overthrow your god and become god for yourself.

Let’s leave God almighty in heaven alone, He has other important issues to attend to and Nigeria doesn’t seem to be on His list. Even God knows that as long as Bola Ahmed Tinubu lives and breathes, Bola Ahmed Tinubu would decide if H.E. Babajide Sanwo-Olu gets a second term or not.

Fegor Okonedo
IG & Twitter @fegurgreen

Iamkayned:
At the recently concluded Experience 14 which held at the Tafewa Balewa Sqaure and organized by House on the Rock Church, the sitting Governor of Lagos State made a very striking statement. In his own words, “At this same location (Tafewa Balewa Square) 193 days ago (as at December 6th, 2019) I took the oath of office. I was sworn in exactly in this same premises 193 days ago and that means that I have spent 193 days in office. I have spent 13.2% of my 1460 days in office, so what it means is that I am counting. I am counting down and I’m asking God to continue to lead me because at the end of that 1460 days I would stand accountable to God almighty and to the people of Lagos State that what have I done in those 1460 days.”

While the above statement may seem like a harmless and ascribes all the glory and power to God, we must acknowledge that it might be false to a large extent. If you replace ‘God’ with ‘Bola Ahmed Tinubu’ and replace ‘The People of Lagos State’ with ‘APC chieftains’ then the statement from H.E. Babajide Sanwo-olu (Governor Lagos State) seems to make more sense and sounds more in touch with reality! The corrected statement below would more accurate:

“At this same location (Tafewa Balewa Square) 193 days ago (as at December 6th, 2019) I took the oath of office. I was sworn in exactly in this same premises 193 days ago and that means that I have spent 193 days in office. I have spent 13.2% of my 1460 days in office, so what it means is that I am counting. I am counting down and I’m asking Bola Ahmed Tinubu to continue to lead me because at the end of that 1460 days I would stand accountable to Bola Ahmed Tinubu and to the APC Chieftains that what have I done in those 1460 days.”

While the sitting governor is a Christian, the former governor was also a Christian. Are we to now say that God removed H.E. Akinwumi Ambode from office? Did God and the people of Lagos that deny him the APC party ticket to run for a second term? If Ambode was accountable to God and the people of Lagos were his achievements as governor not enough to guarantee him of 8 years in office? Let’s all call a spade a spade! As far as the governance of Lagos State is concerned Bola Ahmed Tinubu is the god. All glory and adoration should be ascribed to him for him and he alone decides who sits, stands, runs, rises and falls from within the walls of the Bourdillon.

In what can be termed ‘the greatest political lesson on loyalty’ since 1999, a sitting Governor (Ambode) was outcampaigned, outnumbered and outed even before the expiration of his tenure. Campaign posters, billboards and adverts of Babajide Sanwo-Olu flooded the entirety of Lagos State one would think it was Sanwo-Olu versus Sanwo-Olu; was that the handiwork of God almighty and the people of Lagos State? That Babajide Sanwo-Olu scored 970,851 votes while Akinwunmi Ambode scored 72,901 votes amidst allegations of disenfranchisement and electoral malpractices from some quarters; was that the handiwork of God and the people of Lagos?

In a country with Yahya Bello’s, when it came to governance, Akinwunmi Ambode was arguably the best performing governor in the entire country. Good governance and projects couldn’t get him reelected. God almighty couldn’t save him; the people of Lagos couldn’t save him either. Why? In Nigeria, party politics reigns supreme and God/Allah is not a deciding factor! Your god is a man, the man who gave you the opportunity in the first place, the man who put you in office, that is your god! And you must serve your god! His bidding comes first, and your plans must align with his masterplan! If you sin against your god, you better be ready to either pay the price in full or overthrow your god and become god for yourself.

Let’s leave God almighty in heaven alone, He has other important issues to attend to and Nigeria doesn’t seem to be on His list. Even God knows that as long as Bola Ahmed Tinubu lives and breathes, Bola Ahmed Tinubu would decide if H.E. Babajide Sanwo-Olu gets a second term or not.

Fegor Okonedo
IG & Twitter @fegurgreen

Some slow poke losers

So are u saying because Tinubu facilitates his emergence he shouldn't acknowledge God? Ambode was xtain likewise him...God appointed Saul replaced him with david...and mind u God is not a God of Christians....buh u wudnt understand this tho....read up bro...educate urself u sure need to understand life

geosuzzy:
So are u saying because Tinubu facilitates his emergence he shouldn't acknowledge God? Ambode was xtain likewise him...God appointed Saul replaced him with david...and mind u God is not a God of Christians....buh u wudnt understand this tho....read up bro...educate urself u sure need to understand life

The article is spot on...it's you that needs to understand life. Replace God in what you wrote here with tinubu. Tinubu is the God of Lagos state and God in heaven seems not to be interested in the affairs of Nigerian politics

Another useless and jobless lazy youth. Ho and find work. This Yahoo Yahoo that you have been doing will land you in jail.