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…