Tinubu
The
real cause of the proxy war between the incumbent governor of Lagos
state, Akinwumi Ambode and his estranged godfather, Asiwaju Bola
Tinubu has been attributed to the failure of Ambode to meet the financial
demands of Tinubu.
The Governance
Support Group represented by Mr. Akinsola Sunmonu Richards,
which made the allegation claimed the failure of Ambode to meet
the financial demands of Tinubu has caused a cause of concern in
recent times as his loyalists have lamented that Ambode was
deliberately starving them of funds in other to make them politically
irrelevant and later build his own political structure. This argument
seems to have been bought by Tinubu in spite of the several appeals
to him by the Governor to tell his loyalists to be patient with him
while he tries his best to deliver projects in Lagos state.
“Some
of the major infrastructure contracts awarded by the Akinwumi Ambode
administration were not awarded to Tinubu's favoured companies as a
result of the Governor's averseness to scandals.
“Some
of the companies linked to Asiwaju were said to have made
outrageously high bids for contracts in such a manner that could not
be justified. Ambode's insistence on staying true to following
procurement best practices and accounting standards enraged Asiwaju
who believed that he funded the election of Ambode with dirty money.
“One
major public services contract was revoked by Ambode over
non-performance but Tinubu was reportedly enraged as the companies
involved in the deal are believed to be making monthly returns to
him. He accused Ambode of trying to make his own set of big boys and
vowed to make him pay for the action. That particular issue was
resolved by Oba Akiolu and vice president, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo who is
quite sympathetic to Governor Ambode.
“Tinubu
has finally given up on Ambode after several makeup meetings and
arrangements have failed. He has now decided to back Babajide
Sanwoolu against Ambode, a decision that has received the nod of
about 52 LCDA chairpersons but the Presidency is not buying it. As a
matter of fact we can confirm to you that the main reason
President Buhari summoned Tinubu to the villa was because of the
concern of the party's fortune in the 2019 general elections if Lagos
was unsettled. While Tinubu is being pressured from Abuja, Professor
Yemi Osinbajo, the vice president is currently headed to Lagos to
resolve some of the internal differences that has led to the
plot against Governor Ambode.”
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