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Tinubu rejects all pleas from Lagos Governor’s wife in Osogbo

Mrs. Ambode profusely begged Tinubu to forgive her husband in Osogbo, but Tinubu wasn't listening.

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode

Pulse had exclusively reported thatLagos Governor Akinwunmi Ambode had moved his entourage and his wife, First Lady Bolanle Patience Ambode, to Osogbo where the APC was holding a mega rally for its governorship candidate in Osun, Gboyega Oyetola.

The campaign rally which was attended by President Muhammadu Buhari and all the APC governors, took place on Tuesday, September 18, 2018.

Their mission was to plead with Tinubu--who is now backing former Commissioner Babajide Sanwoolu ahead of the APC governorship primary slated for September 29—to have a change of heart.

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According to a report in Punch, that agenda didn’t quite pan out as planned for the Ambodes.

Tinubu has fallen out with Ambode for a slew of reasons.

Waylaying Tinubu

writes that Mrs. Ambode “waylaid the National Leader of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and tried to pacify him to change his mind.

“But her efforts did not yield any result as Tinubu was said to have received her cordially and joked with her".

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adds that at a point, Mrs. Ambode had to fight back tears.

“At a point, she became emotional despite the fact that many party leaders were there. But Asiwaju (Tinubu) did not give her the answer she desired. He merely treated her with courtesy", a source told the newspaper.

Pulse understands that Ambode has been dispatching a host of big name politicians to beg Tinubu on his behalf. At a recent book launch in Lagos, Ambode did everything to catch Tinubu's attention.

With Ambode eyeing a second term in office on the APC platform, the Mandate Movement, Tinubu’s political structure in Lagos, has thrown its weight behind Sanwoolu. The 57 local councils in Lagos have also endorsed Sanwoolu.

Sanwoolu is also being backed by all of Tinubu’s loyalists in Lagos and top politicians in the State who swear by Tinubu.

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