The National leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Friday slammed the governorship era of Akinwunmi Ambode in Lagos.
At a ceremony to commission a flyover bridge at Pen Cinema, which was begun by Ambode’s administration, Tinubu said the ship of state, under Ambode was heading in the wrong direction.
He said the drift became noticeable between 2017 and 2018.
The ship had to be steadied, he said, leading to the decision by political leaders to bring Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Obafemi Hamzat, on board.
According to the APC leader, though there was skepticism about the Sanwo-Olu and Hamzat, they have not disappointed. And this was despite the setbacks of COVID-19, with the accompanying lockdown and the #EndSARS protest last October.
In the fading hours of the protest, many state assets and police stations were burnt but Tinubu said he and other leaders are proud that the Sanwo-Olu team is now steering the state in the right direction.
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He commended the Lagos cabinet for its various achievements and called the team “great performers and doers”.
The Pen Cinema Bridge, a dual carriageway, named after Bola Tinubu, is designed to free the traffic logjam in the area.
The former Lagos governor, who deems Ambode not good enough, is currently under a probe by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The EFCC, further deepened his probe by writing the Code of Conduct Bureau requesting copies of Tinubu’s asset declaration form.
The letter marked CR/3000/EFCC/LS/Vol4/322, dated November 6, 2020, was signed by the then Lagos zonal head, Abdulrasheed Bawa, who is now the Chairman of the EFCC.
The letter read in part:
In view of the above, you are kindly requested to furnish the commission with the outstanding requested information of Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu.
This request is made pursuant to Section 38(1) and (2) of the EFCC Act 2004.