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cross section of Lagosians are angry and highly disappointed over Mr. Akinwunmi
Ambode’s continued harassment by Operatives of the EFCC. This is fresh from the anti-grift Agency’s
recent raid on Amobde’s Ikoyi and Epe homes even without his knowledge. Though the EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren
has explained the raid as part of on-going graft investigation, necessary for
all public office holders, opinion put together from the streets by the crop of
Newspaperman reporters, suggest that Ambode may be the subject of high handedness
by unnamed APC powerful elements. Said
one Saliu Jimoh: “They stopped his second term bid; stopped him from being a
Minister and now they are bent on squeezing life out of him”. Saliu Jimoh who is a trader based in
Surulere, Lagos, expressed sadness that “today, in Nigeria, truth, and honesty
has been sacrificed on the altars of sheer godfatherism”. On his part, one Jinadu Solomon wondered “We
are surprised that a man who only a few months ago was praised by Mr. President
as having performed creditably is now the subject of persecution”. Mr. Jinadu then surmised: “this is not the
right way to groom future leaders.”
However, when contacted members of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in
Lagos declined comment. One of them simply identified as Ajimobi disclosed
thus; “Ambode is a member of APC; he is our brother and leader; we wonder what
is happening to him”; he then added:
“maybe his estranged godfather want him to come and beg!”
How the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan frittered away the nation’s scarce resources is beginning to spill out – despite the shrill insistence by ex-Finance Minister, Okonjo Iweala that the records sheet were clean! Information pieced together by our investigators show that several paramilitary Agencies under the Federal Ministry of Interior shared a record 10 billion each for the purpose of influencing the March 28 General Elections in favour of the defeated incumbent. However, things did not go down well with the ranks and file during the sharing. Outgoing Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Boss (name withheld) was said to have misappropriated the huge booty by allegedly pocketing 5 billion for himself, while declaring the other half (5 billion) as the sum total. The bone of contention was that while the rank and file received 40,000 each some key associates close to the big guns went home with a hefty slice. Causing the rumble.

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