Lagos 2019: Ambode dares Tinubu, says I won’t step down (Sun) The battle for the soul of Lagos State took a strange twist yesterday when Governor Akinwunmi Ambode boldly told a meeting of leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress,…
I am ready for APC gov primary – Ambode (Punch)
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Wednesday expressed his readiness to participate in Saturday’s primary election where members of the All Progressives Congress across the State are expected to choose the party’s flagbearer through direct primaries. In a statement issued…
Ambode: The burden of loyalty -Kanayo Esinulo
As amiable Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola of Lagos State began to round up his tenancy at Lagos House in the later months of 2014, and a search for a suitable successor by stakeholders was in full gear, as in many…
Ambode not planning to sack 57 council chairmen – sources (Vanguard)
Multiple sources in Alausa, the seat of Lagos State Government on Tuesday dismissed claim in the social media suggesting that Governor Akinwunmi Ambode was planning to sack all the 57 chairmen of Local Government Areas and Local Council Development Areas…
Finally, Ambode, others to face primary despite Buhari’s intervention
The Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC) of the All Progressives Congress, Lagos State, yesterday decided that the state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, and two other governorship aspirants would face the primary contest scheduled to hold on Saturday, September 29. With the decision…
Lagos APC gov ticket: GAC backs direct primary, promises fairness (Punch) * No going back on direct primary, say Lagos APC elders (Nation)
Lagos APC gov ticket: GAC backs direct primary, promises fairness (Punch) The Governor Advisory Council (GAC) of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos State on Monday backed the direct primary adopted by the party. The 22-man council, which is the…
Ambode’s fate hangs in the balance as APC insists on primary (PremiumTimes)
The Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC), the highest decision-making body of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos met on Saturday night where it resolved the chapter must hold its primary to determine its governorship candidate. The News Agency of Nigeria…
Tinubu’s absence stalls decision on Ambode (Punch) * Lagos: Group pledges support for Agbaje (Guardian)
Tinubu’s absence stalls decision on Ambode (Punch) The meeting of the Governor Advisory Committee on Saturday could not make any tangible decision due to the absence of the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. GAC was…
Ambode orders immediate repair of potholes on Lagos roads (Sun) * Anambra flood victims receive relief materials from FG (Nation)
Ambode orders immediate repair of potholes on Lagos roads (Sun) Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has ordered immediate repairs of all potholes on roads across the state. The state government which disclosed this yesterday also said work on the Pen…
Gbese alert – Lagos owes N1.04 trillion
Forget Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode’s second term ambition, the big news is that Lagos owes N1.04 trillion. What that means is that the incoming governor in 2019, whether it be the incumbent or the numerous others jostling for the…