Jude Egbas

<h1>Former Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, has been handed a strategic role in Nigeria's governing All Progressives Congress (APC), three years after he was unceremoniously booted out of Alausa; and his second term bid blown to smithereens.</h1>

"Along with other notable and distinguished colleagues, I was today selected by our party, the All Progressives Congress, to be a member of the Contact and Strategy Committee. This is a call to serve the party and more importantly, our nation," Ambode shared in a tweet.

<div class="embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Along with other notable and distinguished colleagues, I was today selected by our party, the All Progressives Congress, to be a member of the Contact and Strategy Committee. This is a call to serve the Party and more importantly, our nation. <a href="https://t.co/CRFEr7FcTQ">pic.twitter.com/CRFEr7FcTQ</a>&mdash; Akinwunmi Ambode (@AkinwunmiAmbode) <a href="https://twitter.com/AkinwunmiAmbode/status/1374396080587108361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 23, 2021</a></blockquote>
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This was Ambode's first tweet since May 28, 2019.

<a href="https://www.pulse.ng/news/politics/ambode-tinubu-explains-why-he-fell-out-with-lagos-governor/12zz405">Ambode had fallen out with godfather</a> Bola Tinubu and other APC chieftains in Lagos before the Lagos governorship primary election.

Tinubu and other party heavyweights had backed Babajide Sanwo-Olu instead, leaving Ambode in the cold as he barked to nick for himself a second term in office.

Days before the APC governorship primary election in Lagos, Ambode staged a<a href="https://www.pulse.ng/news/politics/pulse-opinion-governor-ambodes-meltdown-on-international-television-was-embarrassing/2ex1rlb"> press conference</a> where he called Sanwo-Olu all kinds <a href="https://www.pulse.ng/news/politics/ambode-and-sanwo-olu-arent-friends-right-now-and-this-can-be-explained/f95mj9g">of unprintable names</a>--from a pretender who once sprayed fake dollar bills in a night club in the United States to an ex-convict, mentally deranged man who had to undergo rehabilitation to stay alive.

"Many things he said was beneath the dignity of our people and the exalted office he now holds. Perhaps the tension and anxiety of the moment got the better of him.

"If given a chance at cooler reflection of what he said, I am sure he would regret his descent into such low conduct”, Sanwo-Olu had said of Ambode's meltdown presser afterwards.

Babajide Sanwo-Olu shakes hands with Akinwunmi Ambode on May 28, 2019 [Twitter/@jidesanwoolu]

Ambode had also shunned Sanwo-Olu's inauguration/handover ceremony on May 29, 2019.

The ex-governor has shied away from public functions and political events since he was shoved out of office following a brutal power play that is still being referenced to this day.

There were rumours that President Buhari was going to hand him an ambassadorial or ministerial role, but those never materialised.

An APC senatorial ticket from Lagos was also kept away from him as he receded more and more into political obscurity.

Ambode bags political role in APC (@AkinwunmiAmbode)

Ambode has been quiet and absent from political events since his second term bid was trampled upon.

Ambode returns to political limelight, bags APC committee role

Bayo Wahab

<h1>Former Governor of Lagos State, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, says the death of the first civilian governor of the state, Alhaji Lateef Jakande came to him as a rude shock.</h1>

Ambode in a statement issued by his Executive Assistant, Hunsu Peter, sympathised with Jakande’s family especially his wife, Alhaja Abimbola.

Ambode said, “The news of the demise of Baba Jakande came to me as a rude shock. He was ripe at age, but we had hoped he would live to celebrate a centenary. His life symbolised humility, uprightness and honesty. He was an exemplary leader, a perfect gentleman and a man of integrity and character. Lagos will forever be grateful to him for his unparalleled service.

“When I was in office I always looked forward to his fatherly advice and encouragement. Apart from that was his visible presence at state events, even his health condition never deterred him from giving his support. This shows how he lived a very humbled and upright life throughout his sojourn here on earth.

“This is a big loss to Lagosians and Nigerians in general. But we take solace in the fact that he left huge footprints that will remain indelible in the minds of progressive Lagosians.”

<a href="https://www.pulse.ng/news/local/former-lagos-governor-lateef-jakande-is-dead/544qqnz">Jakande died in the early hours</a> of Thursday, February 11, 2021, at the age of 91.

He was Lagos governor between 1979 and 1983, and later served as Federal Minister of Works between 1993 and 1998 during the military regime of Sani Abacha.

Ambode said Jakande lived a very humbled and upright life.

Ambode says he benefited from Jakande’s fatherly advice

adeniran.adetayo

<h1>Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has urged residents to conduct themselves peacefully at the polling units and shun any act of violence or misconduct that could threaten peace of the state.</h1>

Ambode gave the advice on Wednesday in Lagos, saying that the nation was on a threshold of history as the outcome of the elections would be a defining moment in Nigeria’s political and economic landscape.

He urged residents to see the election as one that they must not sit on the fence, but come out to exercise their franchise albeit in a peaceful and orderly manner, devoid of rancour and all forms of electoral violence.

“As we prepare for the Presidential and National Assembly elections, I appeal to every Lagosian to ensure that the peace we have enjoyed in the last four years in the state is replicated across all the polling units and voting centres on Saturday.

“Your PVC is your voice and it is what you will need to cast your vote.

“I urge you to come out, be orderly, take your place on the queue and avoid any form of violence that can mar the process or put the lives of our peace loving citizens at risk,” he said.

Ambode said that he would be cast his vote for candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Presidential and all the National Assembly elections.

According to him, Lagos in the last four years had benefitted immensely from the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration.

He listed some of the key capital projects which the state had initiated with the support of the Federal Government.

According to him, they include the release of Oshodi-Muritala Muhammed Airport Road for reconstruction; release of land space in Oshodi for the construction of the interchange and terminus.

Others were the release of Oshodi-Abule Egba lane for BRT and the release of the Presidential Lodge, Marina for the Lagos History Centre project; the ongoing road infrastructure works in Apapa-Oshodi Expressway, Badagry-Seme and Ikorodu axis.

Ambode said these were the intervention projects that President Buhari expeditiously approved to be carried out in the state.

“The fact is that since 1999, Lagos has never benefitted from the Federal Government under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) government, the way it has benefited in the last three and half years.

“Most of the interventions that we have carried out have made life more meaningful to the average resident of the state.

“Beyond reasonable doubt, President Buhari has shown his love for Lagos and under his administration, Lagos has thrived.

“It is important that we continue on this trajectory for another four years,” Ambode said.

2019 Elections: Ambode urges Lagosians to be peaceful, orderly

Ambode gave the advice on Wednesday in Lagos, saying that the nation was on a threshold of history as the outcome of the elections would be a defining moment in Nigeria’s political and economic landscape.

ahmad aliyu

According to reports, the protester who carried placards describing their agitation said Ambode's impeachment would disrupt the peaceful conduct of the general elections.

The further disclosed that the governor does not deserve the treatment being meted out to him.

It was gathered that police vans were mounted on the assembly complex as the population of the protesters increased.

Lagos state assembly had earlier given the governor seven days to defend the allegations or risk impeachment.

The assembly accused him of gross misconduct and illegally spending from the 2019 budget, which had yet to be approved.

Protesters storm Lagos Assembly over Ambode's planned impeachment

Group of protesters on Wednesday morning stormed the assembly complex of the Lagos state house of Assembly to protest against planned impeachment of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode.

News Agency Of Nigeria

<h1>The supporters, who marched from the state secretariat in Alausa to APC’s secretariat on Acme Road in Ogba, said there was no iota of truth in the purported alliance with the PDP and Accord Party as reported in some sections of the media.</h1>

The rally, which was organised under the auspices of Ambode Mandate Support Group (AMSG), were received by the state APC Chairman, Alhaji Tunde Balogun, alongside other state executive officers of the party.

Leader of the delegation and Director General of AMSG, Mr Akeem Sulaimon, said the solidarity walk was embarked upon to reaffirm the commitment of Gov. Ambode to the victory of the APC in 2019 elections at all levels in the state.

Sulaimon, who is also the Special Adviser to Governor on Communities and Communication, said it was also important to emphasise that Ambode had truly accepted the choice of the party, adding that any contrary information was a hoax.

”We are here because a lot of people lately seem to be talking for our principal, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, claiming to be representing his interest and we need to let the whole world know that if anyone will represent his interests, it can only be those of us that belong to his campaign.

”His Excellency, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, is a man of God; he is a man who believes that the party is supreme; he is a man who has accepted the choice and the position of the party.

”He has accepted that Babajide Sanwo-Olu is the candidate of our great party, APC and he has equally been mobilising not just members of his group but he has been mobilising the party to ensure victory for Sanwo-Olu come 2019,” he said.

Speaking specifically on the alleged declaration of support for the opposition party by some supporters of the governor, Sulaimon said though the rally was planned long before now, nonetheless there was no truth in the said rumor.

He said that the governor, as a loyal party man, would not do anything to “rock the boat.”

”We are organising this to show to Lagosians and Nigerians that our principal bears no grudge; he has no ill feelings.

”If he had wanted to fight at that time, he could have fought and so if he did not fight then, why would anybody be insinuating that he wants to fight now?

”We are here to let you know that he is not fighting. The governor’s directive to us is that we should all go out and mobilise for Mr Sanwo-Olu.

”Irrespective of how things might have happened, the governor has equally benefited from the party and he says that he will not destroy the party that he has benefited from,” Sulaimon said.

Responding, Balogun commended the supporters for showing commitment to the party, saying the rally was a demonstration of Gov. Ambode’s loyalty to the party.

”Trekking from Alausa to this place under this scorching sun is a tough task no doubt and it is a demonstration of your commitment and loyalty to this party.

”It is a demonstration of the commitment and loyalty of Gov. Ambode to APC and I want to commend you all for this,” Balogun said.

Among those who led the rally were Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Alhaji Muslim Folami; Special Adviser to the governor on Civic Engagement, Mr Benjamin Olabinjo; Chairman of Lagos Ferry Service, Mr Paul Kalejaiye; APC chieftain, Chief Denge Anifowoshe, among others.

Despite a second term being almost assured for state governors, Lagosian incumbent Akinwunmi Ambode (pictured May 2017) failed to secure the APC ticket to stand for re-election in March 2019

Scores of supporters of Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday in Lagos embarked on solidarity rally to reaffirm commitment to the election of the governorship candidate of the APC, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in the 2019 general elections.

2019 Elections: Ambode’s supporters stage solidarity march for Sanwo-olu

<h1>Ambode made the plea at the 2018 Christmas Carol Service with the theme “Light of the World” held at the Lagos House in Alausa, Ikeja.</h1>

He also admonished people to reciprocate God’s love and blessings by giving to the less privileged and vulnerable in the society.

“Let us also continue to pray for peace and prosperity of our state and also our country, Nigeria, as we prepare to exercise our franchise in the coming elections.

“As we enjoy this ministration of songs, let us use this season of love to reciprocate the great love that God has shown to all of us by giving to the less-privileged and the vulnerable ones in our society.” Ambode said.

While noting that activities at Christmas were always connected to light as personified by Jesus Christ, the governor said it was undisputable that the presence of light always illuminates and provides hope to the hopeless.

“As light, we are expected to illuminate or make visible those things that connect to Jesus Christ.

“Every day we are surrounded by people living in darkness, separated from God who loves them. It is our responsibility as the light of God to show the way,” he said.

Also, the governor’s wife, Mrs Bolanle Ambode, urged Christians to imbibe the teachings of Christ and emulate His qualities of humility, love for all, fairness, selflessness and consideration for fellow human beings.

She said despite Jesus’ awesome glory, He came into the world with disarming humility, reflected in His carriage, interaction and all that He did.

According to her, if our people can do same, the world would be a better place.

Making reference to the theme of the Carol Service, “The Light of the World”, the governor’s wife said the event was put together to appreciate the magnitude of undeserved suffering that Jesus went through for mankind and express same with solemn songs of praise.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Carol Service was characterised with various song ministrations, dance drama, among others.

The event was attended by clerics, APC, Governorship Candidate, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, members of the State Executive Council, Civil Servants, among others.

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Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Wednesday urged Nigerians to use Christmas season to continue to pray for prosperity and peace as the nation prepares for 2019 general elections.

Ambode urges Nigerians to pray for prosperity, peace

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