Skip to main content

AMBODE: UNEASE AT THE LAGOS APC SECRETARIAT

Mum is the word at the Lagos APC secretariat in Acme road, Ogba, Ikeja where our reporters had gone to gauge the opinion of party members over the recent tango between Governor Akinwunmi Ambode and the EFCC. Our reporter’s attempt to speak to the party’s secretary proved abortive as he evaded all the questions put to him; but one of the officials who preferred to remain anonymous gave an insight as to what might have been the likely reason behind Ambode’s ordeal with the EFCC. ‘Look our former Governor was a complete gentleman and a technocrat who knew his job; we are not happy at  what is happening to him”, he began. ‘We, here, in APC, are supposed to support him because he is our own; but because the powers that be fell out with him, it is like he must be crucified”, he told our reporters. The official went on: “You remember that Ambode had begged the powers that be before the primaries; also remember that he even enlisted bigwigs all over the country including Mr President to beg them, all to no avail”. The official then wondered: “is it now they want him to go and beg again and be humiliated further?” He continued: “ Yes, they made him Governor, but Ambode was loyal and committed; don’t forget he served for many years as Accountant General;  so you can see that he is a member of the Establishment who ought to have progressed to be  a minister like others before him, what more do they want from him?, he queried. While he was yet speaking another interested official who also preferred anonymity suggested that Ambode’s sins may not be far from his refusal to play ball on some rumoured underground deals hence he was described as “not a party man”, whatever that means. ‘Don’t forget they even stopped him from implementing the State Budget until he left”. “They prevented a serving Governor from implementing the State Budget, does that not amount to an over kill? Our reporter’s gathered that the officials are angry that “our leaders should be careful what they do with Ambode for his hands are clean”.


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Sahara Reporters, Premium Times, The Cable and Modern Journalism

  Journalism has continued to evolve since the days of veterans like Professors Alfred Opubor, Onoura Nwuneli, Ralph Akinfeleye, Adidi Uyo, Idowu Sobowale, and other greats, not to mention the shining lights of flawless prose writing like Dan Agbese, Ray Ekpu, Yakubu Muhammed, Dele Gowa, and not least, Olatunji Dare. But the entrance of Sahara Reporters appears to deviate from those widely held pragmatic principles of decency. Stories by our reporters In those days, the Department of Mass Communication of the University of Lagos was very hot and remains so to date. Exciting lecturers in the mold of Dr Adidi Uyo, Ralph Akinfeleye, and Idowu Sobowale made teachings very robust and thirsty to listeners. Students learnt the trade and picked up fast. They taught the tenets of practical journalism exhaustively and left no stone unturned. They made journalism so sweet that students were always hungry to learn more; the thrills were such that even the 13 points cut-off mark for entry ...
Post a Comment
Read more

Trouble looms over Court order seeking Exhumation of corpse of prominent Igbo Family

  A recent court order widely regarded as an assault on customs and decency, seeking the exhumation of the corpse of a prominent Igbo chief, is largely seen as a misuse of judicial authority, and fear the backlash may lead to disruption of communal peace. By Clement Ebaku and Lucy Okulougbo reporting from Owerri. Tension has escalated surrounding the Amuchienwa family following a contentious order issued on 5 December 2025 by Justice I.O. Agugua, directing the exhumation of the remains of the late Chief Ifeanyichukwu Dona Amuchienwa, who was laid to rest on 17 October 2025. The directive, made nearly two months after the burial, has sparked widespread outrage, with many describing it as a shocking affront to the dignity of the deceased. Imolites are questioning the circumstances under which the ruling emerged, with reactions trailing a media release by Ms. Chinyere Igwegbe (formerly Amuchienwa), the late Chief’s former wife, whose marriage ended more than 32 years ago. Public...
Post a Comment
Read more

Lawyers set for showdown with MD, NMDPRA Petrol Import Licenses breach, set for legal action

  Arising from the bombshell disclosure by no less a personality than Aliko Dangote on the perceived shortcomings of the embattled managing director of the downstream regulator, leaders of the League of Patriotic Lawyers have taken up the gauntlet to add fire to the disclosure by calling for the release of the names of beneficiaries of the import license.   Stories by Clement Ebaku and Lucy Okulougbo in Lagos. A group of lawyers, under the aegis of the League of Patriotic Lawyers, has called on the Federal Government to review certain policies of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, in the interest of easing hardship faced by Nigerians.   The group, led by its Chairman and former President of the Nigerian Universities Students Union, Barrister Abubakar Yesufu, made the call while addressing journalists at a press conference.   Yesufu said the group was concerned about what it described as regulatory practices in the do...
Post a Comment
Read more