As tension mounts over the future of Lagos state governor, Akunwumi Ambode who is reportedly havin a running battle with his benefactor, Bola Tinubu, party elders, particularly President Buhari has launched a fresh move to rescue the situation.
IGBERE TV can authoritatively report that President Buhari; Abiola Ajimobi (Oyo State Governor) and Rilwan Akiolu, (Oba of Lagos) , have embarked on a last-minute move to save the embattled Governor from an impending loss of the state All Progressives Congress ticket for the 2019 governorship election.
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If something goes wrong with this mediation, this move can easily result to a major fracture in the relationship between the President and the APC leader Bola Tinubu.
There had been reports that Ambode was no longer in the good books of an APC national leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, which might endanger his second term bid.
The tension however became palpable on Tuesday when two new aspirants under the APC umbrella – Dr Obafemi Hamzat & Jide Sanwoolu – emerged to vie for the governorship ticket with Ambode in the direct party primary billed to come up in 2 weeks’ time.
Hamzat & Sanwoolu, former commissioners in the state, were said to have claimed to have Tinubu’s backing.
Ambode was also said to have the APC national leader’s backing when he declared intention to go for a second term on Monday.
However, impeccable sources within APC said on Wednesday that the prominent personalities including the President, the monarch and Ajimobi had stepped in to resolve the crisis, noting that the matter would be resolved.
“There are serious moves to end the crisis. Many people, including the President have waded in. And it is not yet too late for the issue to be resolved,” said the source.
“President Buhari, Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State and Oba Rilwan Akiolu are making efforts to ensure that the matter is resolved and Ambode’s second term bid is not terminated,” the source added.
Another source said there was no problem between Ambode and his political father, Tinubu, but the governor was believed to have drawn the ire of party leaders and key supporters when he allegedly sidelined them from his administration.
When reminded that many APC members in the state were of the opinion that Ambode might fail to clinch the APC governorship ticket having been abandoned by the 57 local council chairmen in the state, the source told IGBERE TV there was no cause for alarm.
He said the President, who was a father to all the APC members, would resolve the logjam.
Another source said the party elders, who were said to have sponsored Sanwoolu, had decided to open discussion on Ambode after pressure from different quarters.
IGBERE TV will keep an eye on the situation and bring you updates as events unfold.
