Yoruba Group Flays Tinubu, APC Leaders Over Gang-up Against Ambode’s 2nd Term

Yoruba Group Flays Tinubu, APC Leaders Over Gang-up Against Ambode’s 2nd Term

Lagos, Nigeria News 25th September, 2018: Frontline socio-cultural organisation, Yoruba Ronu Leadership Forum have expressed concern about the alleged gang-up by some political leaders, including Tinubu over Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s re-election bid.

According to the group, , the governor should be given the privilege of seeking re-election unopposed as others before him have enjoyed.

The statement, which the group’s Secretary-General, Mr. Akin Malaolu, issued in Lagos, said it was important “to educate the political leaders in Lagos State that the victory of APC and Ambode at the polls in 2015 elections were due to many factors.”

In 2015, the statement explained that Yoruba Ronu worked underground “to ensure Ambode’s victory due to the altercations between the Oba of Lagos and the Igbo community in Lagos over the lagoon saga that turned political. We are prepared to work for him regardless of his minor shortcomings.”

It warned that the threats “to deny Ambode his deserved second term and fair performance so far may snowball into massive protest votes if care is not taken. The hypocrisy of the political leaders of Lagos State has gone too far.

“They have veered off commonsense road into political carelessness in future polls that will have consequences on the presidential as well as other elections in the state if APC should go into 2019 elections without quick resolutions to unnecessary distractions it has embarked upon.

“We are putting the APC leaders in Lagos, including its so-called Mandate Movement and Justice Forum on notice that the general people and voters in Lagos and the South-west are not in companionship with your lots over attempts at denying Ambode his second term in office.”

The statement, thus, urged all the party leaders in the state “to sheath their swords for better political negotiations to reduce the political tension that has enveloped the people of Lagos State and the South-west in general.”

It, however, noted that Ambode “is a far better political leader than the nonentity APC leadership foisted on the people of Osun State for eight years and who had made mess of the golden opportunities democracy offers to the people which are happiness and prosperity and not vanity projects.

“We have no intention of addressing anyone on this subject again as our position is final and cannot be changed to another alternative. A stitch in time saves nine,” the statement said.

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