Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode and his supporters are gripped by anxiety as the godfather, Bola Tinubu keeps mum on the second term bid of the incumbent, COMPLETE NEWS can authoritatively report.
The governor is said to be worried about his political future as Tinubu had not spoken in support of his re-election barely six months to the 2019 general elections.
This newspaper also gathered that the spirited efforts of the governor to curry the favour of notable elites in Lagos to be favourable disposable to his candidature in 2019 didn’t yield much dividends.
“You recall that the governor splashed millions of Naira on super rich elite social clubs in Lagos just to secure the support of the influential people. He wants their endorsement after a bout of sponsored endorsements from many quarters just to create an impression of popularity and acceptance. But Tinubu has not fallen for this. Asiwaju is yet to decide if Ambode will go for a second term.
“In fact, I can confirm to you that Oga (Tinubu) is under serious pressure not to field the incumbent governor because of the way he manages party affairs and governance style. There was a meeting recently to finalize on the actual flag bearer of the APC in 2019 but I am not privy to the outcome”, the source said.
As part of the moves to endear himself to the people at the grassroots, the governor about two weeks ago donated over N500m to Community Development Associations in Lagos.
