People may disagree on the specifics of what the most important aspects of the job of government are supposed to be, but the one thing that is certain is that in all cases, it comes down to the people.

Perhaps it’s the weight of high expectations, but the actions of Lagos State against the residents of the Otodo Gbame community are so egregious that there’s really no place for Governor Ambode, who has spent several weeks atop our list, but the bottom this week.

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