In October 2018 first term Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode (remember him?) defied the kingmaker and (now President Elect) - Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and ran in the Lagos state party primaries to test whether his mandate came from the people of Lagos state or the King…
In a stunning but not so surprising outcome, the sitting Governor who the people elected, lost to the kings anointed Sanwo Olu.
In 2020 the people of Edo state faced the same choice. After his first term in office Gov. Godwin Obaseki wanted to run for a second term…
In 2020 the people of Edo state faced the same choice. After his first term in office Gov. Godwin Obaseki wanted to run for a second term…
His predecessor and APC chieftain Gov. Adams Oshiomole apparently said the Governor wasn’t loyal enough and decided instead to foist his own candidate on the people he once served. In a daring move, Gov Obaseki left the party to challenge the idea of who REALLY ran Edo…
The people or the political elite. In a now popular slogan, “Edo no be Lagos”. The people of Edo resoundingly repudiated the would-be king. Re-electing the Governor to a second term under another party…
Whatever you think of Gov. Sanwo Olu - good/bad, competent/ coward, politically savvy/ political puppet, he the gave the order/ he was just taking orders. The fact is he was selected PRECISELY to remind Fmr. Gov Ambode and anybody else who dared to get out of line, or question…
who really runs Lagos. To re-elect him would be an acceptance of that thinking. That Lagos really is a Kingdom and not a democratic state. It would be tantamount to surrendering your voice. Your choice.
The question in next weekends Gubernatorial election is not whether Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour - the Labor Party candidate is the smart, competent or best positioned for the Lagos of the future, I think we can all agree he is. The question in this election is “who REALLY runs Lagos?”
Asiwaju or the people? Is Lagos his kingdom or your state? Last weekend, Lagos sent a clear message to the country. You who know him best, his previous employer, the first reference on his job application, told the country not to hire him as president. Yikes!
The country may have ignored that warning, but don’t let fatigue, fear of change, complacency or respect for the elders get in the way of SENSE. Your Lagos sense! #OurLagos
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