Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Lagos
State governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, has received the
endorsement of Comrade Ayodele Adewale, a known protégé of APC national leader,
Bola Tinubu.
This is as Governor Akinwunmi
Ambode appears to be getting isolated by the day as the APC primary election
approaches.
The Mandate Movement, a group
loyal to Tinubu; 57 chairmen of local government and council development areas;
party chieftains, PSP operators among others, had declared Sanwo-Olu as their
candidate.
In 2008
at the age of 33 years, Adewale became the Chairman of Amuwo-Odofin local
government with the backing of the Jagaban.
On Wednesday, the politician, who
leads The Consolidation Group of Amuwo-Odofin, announced that he and his
supporters would back Sanwo-Olu to emerge as governor in 2019.
Amuwo Odofin LGA, under the
Badagry division, is divided into Oriade and Amuwo Local Council Development
Area (LCDA) with 7 wards each.
Addressing party members, he said
the news of Sanwo-Olu’s entry into the gubernatorial race was “fully received
with joy by members of TCG”
“We are fully in support of it
and ready to participate with members of his campaign team in order to give
first-hand insights on the event and the character of the aspirant.”
Meanwhile, party elders under the
aegis of the Governors Advisory Council, GAC, are to meet again on Saturday.
The council had earlier received
briefings from the three contestants going into the primary-Ambode, Sanwo-Olu
(MD, LSDPC) and Dr Femi Hamzat (former commissioner for works).
The 22-man GAC is made up of the
governor and leaders of the party across the three senatorial districts of the
state.
They include APC chairman, Tunde
Balogun, Dr. Olorunfemi Bashorun, Senator Anthony Adefuye, Prof. Tunde Samuel,
Chief Adeyemi Ikuforiji, Alhaji Tajudeen Olusi, Cardinal James Odumbaku, Chief
Lanre Rasak, Dr. Yomi Finnih, among others.
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