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Cardinal Odumbaku may be a man of the priestly robe, but it is doubtful if he ever heard of the name Adonijah in the bible. Adonijah was a son of king David and on impulse wanted to usurp the channel of leadership by treacherously getting fake supporters to make him king over Israel. He sensed that his was popular and as such skipped the official procedures when the real  king had not authorized. But Solomon's mother calmly went in and whispered to the ailing King David who instructed that Solomon-the rightful heir to the throne  be anointed King, dressed in his own very robe  and ride in his personal horse. When Adonijah and his fellow band of conspirators apparently boozed up from long celebration heard the tumultuous shout of joy coming from the  city, they asked the vital question: "what meanest this sound", and they were told the bitter truth. Today thousands of years later, a certain Cardinal Odumbaku  who dabbled into politics (whoops!should have known) ...

At last, the Presidency late on Friday is believed to have prevailed on the APC national Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to adopt Akinwunmi Ambode as the APC sole flag bearer for the 2019 Lagos State Governorship elections. This refreshing news has given supporters of the youthful governor a moral booster just as Jide Sanya-Olu the alleged Mandate Group favored aspirant has named his campaign team. Emerging from the closed door meeting with Mr. President,  in Aso Rock, Tinubu was blocked by journalists who asked him the outcome. He responded smiling that it was a family affair and the details would be made public later. He expressed concern that the matter had been blown out of proportion; he wondered whether it was out of place to have this type of disagreement adding that, after all this was all about politics. Inside sources however informed that the President had emphatically told the APC chieftain that supporting another candidate at this time was dangerous and that the rig...

The group ReturnAmbode2019 for second term has again called on the national leader of the All Progressive Congress not to allow other aspirants to contest primaries with the incumbent Governor Ambode. The group in a statement issued by its National Coordinator Prince Ayei Ebri Ukagu and General Secretary Mr. Sule Oyofo expressed their concern for this because there was need for the lagos APC to show unity and understanding. The group insisted that since Governor Ambode has performed, there was need to encourage him to do more. The statement added that a critical assessment of the performance of the Governor shows that lagos has moved to a new level of modernity since Ambode's arrival. The group praised Tinubu's efforts so far but asked him to do more since the success of the party rest on his shoulders. The group advised Tinubu not to jettison the feelings of lagosians about the need for continuity and urged him  to consider the dire consequences of frequent changes in governa...

The fast rising and popular group called ReturnAmbodeGroup2019 has hailed the reported settlement between the APC National Leader Alhaji Bola Tinubu and the very popular Akinwunmi Ambode Governor of Lagos State. This is coming on the heels of rumored rift between the duo in which it was alleged that the leader had declined second term for the performing Governor  Ambode. But in a dramatic response, both Abuja and Lagos waded into the issue and  rose in absolute support of Ambode . The reported rebellion of the State House of Assembly and the Council Chairmen was quickly resolved and the Governor who picked his form only last week has since submitted. The out pouring of support for His Excellency Governor Ambode is sign of the massive goodwill he had garnered over the last few  years and the love lagosians have for him. In his own response, the Governor insisted that there was no quarrel whatsoever with his leader explaining that he was grateful for the opportunity ...