Tag: Akinwumi Ambode

Sanwo-Olu Gets ‘APC Ticket,’ GAC Nod Ahead Of May 27 Primaries

Abibat Babalola

GAC, constituted by few men who determine who-gets-what in Lagos, denied Ambode a second term, and its nod for Sanwo-Olu is believed to have technically won him the APC ticket ahead of party’s governorship primaries on May 27     The Governance Advisory Council, GAC, of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos State, on Monday, approved and sealed a second term bid in office for Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Platforms Africa reports that the GAC, which denied Sanwo-Olu predecessor, Akinwunmi Ambode, a second term, approved same for governor Sanwo-Olu and…

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It’s A Trap, APC Says as PDP Dangles Lagos Gov Ticket for Ambode

Tade Salako

The political permutations for the soul of Lagos, Nigeria’s commerxial capital, in the forthcoming elections is taking a twist with opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) dangling the carrot of its Governorship ticket for the immediate past Governor of Lagos, Akinwumi Ambode. The PDP spokesman, Ganiu Taofik, who said this in an interview, added that as a former governor, Ambode’s chances of clinching the party’s ticket are good. He said: “He should have (some chances) having been a governor of the state. He sure would have people who love him and…

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