Ambode: Tinubu’s protégé declares support for Sanwo-Olu ahead of Lagos APC primary
Progressives Congress, has received the endorsement of Comrade Ayodele
Adewale, a known protégé of APC national leader, Bola Tinubu.
This is as Governor Akinwunmi Ambode appears to be getting isolated by
the day as the APC primary election approaches.
The Mandate Movement, a group loyal to Tinubu; 57 chairmen of local
government and council development areas; party chieftains, PSP
operators among others, had declared Sanwo-Olu as their candidate.
DAILY POST reports that in 2008 at the age of 33 years, Adewale became
the Chairman of Amuwo-Odofin local government with the backing of the
Jagaban.
On Wednesday, the politician, who leads The Consolidation Group of
Amuwo-Odofin, announced that he and his supporters would back
Sanwo-Olu to emerge as governor in 2019.
Amuwo Odofin LGA, under the Badagry division, is divided into Oriade
and Amuwo Local Council Development Area (LCDA) with 7 wards each.
Addressing party members, he said the news of Sanwo-Olu's entry into
the gubernatorial race was "fully received with joy by members of TCG"
"We are fully in support of it and ready to participate with members
of his campaign team in order to give first-hand insights on the event
and the character of the aspirant."
Meanwhile, party elders under the aegis of the Governors Advisory
Council, GAC, are to meet again on Saturday.
The council had earlier received briefings from the three contestants
going into the primary-Ambode, Sanwo-Olu (MD, LSDPC) and Dr Femi
Hamzat (former commissioner for works).
The 22-man GAC is made up of the governor and leaders of the party
across the three senatorial districts of the state.
They include APC chairman, Tunde Balogun, Dr. Olorunfemi Bashorun,
Senator Anthony Adefuye, Prof. Tunde Samuel, Chief Adeyemi Ikuforiji,
Alhaji Tajudeen Olusi, Cardinal James Odumbaku, Chief Lanre Rasak, Dr.
Yomi Finnih, among others.
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