The immediate past governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, has hinted at contesting for the Lagos state gubernatorial elections.
In a post on Facebook on Tuesday, Ambode thanked residents of the state for appreciating his efforts and contributions to the development of the state.
VAM News reports that The 58-year-old All Progressives Congress chieftain also charged youths to get their Permanent Voters Cards ahead of the 2023 general elections, noting that the power is now in their hands.
Ambode said “After all we have been through, God has been faithful.
Thank you for the overwhelming endorsement of our modest contributions to the growth of Lagos. It can only get better for Lagos, and indeed Nigeria. The youths are coming. The power is in their hands. Go and get your Permanent Voters Card (PVC) ready. Your future is NOW!”
Ambode and the failed second term ambition
Ambode was Lagos governor from 2015 to 2019 and had lost his reelection to Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the APC primary due to internal wrangling in the Lagos APC, a situation which many believed at the time was spurred by the gang up by some party leaders and top civil servant against Ambode over his style of governance.
Ambode effectively became the first governor in the Lagos to spend a term in office since the country return to democracy in 1999 after he lost the primary election and the godfather of Lagos politics, Senator Bola Tinubu, threw his weight behind Sanwo-Olu.
Like 56-year-old Sanwo-Olu who assumed office in May 2019, and would be finishing l his first term in office by May 2023, Ambode is constitutionally permitted to be in office for one more term of four years if the electorate so decide and he also threw his hat in the ring.
Before Ambode, the current Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, was Lagos governor between 2007 and 2015 while Tinubu was governor from 1999 to 2007.
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