Governor Akinwunmi Ambode is
still very much in the 2019 governorship race contrary to reports on social
media that he has withdrawn to pave way for the emergence of Babajide
Sanwo-Olu.
There have been reports on social
media that the governor has stepped down from the 2019 gubernatorial race, but
government source said the news was simply fake.
A top government source said the
report was the handiwork of persons bent on heating up the polity in the State
and creating unnecessary confusion and tension within the All Progressives
Congress (APC).
The report, which the authors had
claimed was signed by the Governor, suggested that he(Ambode) after due
considerations and consultations, had decided to suspend his campaign for
second term and also endorsed another aspirant, Babajide Sanwo-Olu to emerge as
the candidate of the party.
A source closed to the seat of
power confirmed that the report was nothing but a hoax.
The source who craved anonymity,
said “it is not true, it is baseless, it is unfounded and the general public
should disregard it.
“I mean, how can Ambode withdraw
from a race that he is very much into and he is consulting widely? This defiles
logic and it is a tragic reflection of what social media has turned journalism
into where any Tom, Dick, and Harry can just wake up in the corners of his room
in Iyana Ipaja, Amukoko, Ikorodu, Oshodi or anywhere and concoct lies and
present same to the world as the truth.”
According to our source, there
was a need for leading lights in the journalism world to rise up to save the
profession from charlatans.
“There is nothing like that and
please tell the world that they should disregard it,” the source stated.
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