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Jide Sanwo-Olu
December 17, 2018
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Ambode endorses Sanwo-Olu/Hamzat 2019 governorship ticket

Governor of Lagos, Akinwunmi Ambode has endorsed the governorship aspiration of the All Progressives’ Congress (APC) candidate, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his running mate, Dr Obafemi Hamzat. The governor, who spoke at a stakeholders’ meeting at the State Secretariat of the party, raised the hands of Sanwo-Olu and Hamzat before scores of party leaders and faithful... Read More
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Ambode
October 6, 2018
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Ambode’s press conference and the Lagos APC primaries; President Buhari’s Independence Day speech and 5 things we learnt and other stories that made headlines this week

These are the stories that drove conversation this week. This week began with the governor of Lagos, Akinwunmi Ambode holding a World Press Conference where he spewed some negative things against his opponent in the governorship race, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. This might have prompted the National Leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Bola ‘Jagaban’ Tinubu... Read More
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October 3, 2018
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BREAKING: Ambode concedes defeat, pledges to support Sanwo-Olu

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has conceded defeat to Babajide Sanwo-Olu, winner of the party’s Lagos governorship primary. Addressing a news conference, the Lagos governor urged the members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to support and unite behind Sanwo-Olu. On Wednesday the party’s National Working Committee’s electoral primary panel declared Sanwo-Olu winner of the state’s primary. See full... Read More
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Tinubu
October 2, 2018
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Lagos 2019: Ambode vs Sanwo-Olu is a new installment in Tinubu’s scramble for regional power

The air in Lagos is thick with anticipation. Posters of the main men seeking the APC candidature in the 2019 governorship elections have become more invasive on the streets all over the metropolis this past week and more ‘in the face’ of road users with every postponement of the party’s primaries. Incumbent Akinwunmi Ambode is... Read More
Citizenship, Featured, YNaija2019
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September 30, 2018
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BREAKING: Tinubu speaks on Lagos APC governorship primary, backs Sanwo-Olu’s emergence

Ahead of the All Progressive Congress (APC) governorship primary in Lagos, a former governor of the state and National Leader of the party, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has formally endorsed the candidacy of Jide Sanwo-Olu. The governorship primary election which was earlier scheduled to hold on Sunday along with other states was shifted to Monday due... Read More
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Ambode
September 18, 2018
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Profile: Akinwunmi Ambode has declared ambition for a second term; will he get one?

Political watchers with inside knowledge of state and party politics insist that despite his incumbent status, Lagos state Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode is good as finished politically. Word on the street is that for some time now, Ambode has been locked in a standoff with his erstwhile godfather, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a former governor and the... Read More
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September 16, 2018
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Who is Jide Sanwo-Olu, Ambode’s political nemesis?

On Monday, September 10, 2018, when Lagos governor, Akinwunmi Ambode declared his interest to re-contest for the state governorship seat in 2019 by picking up his nomination form at the national secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC), little did he know that he would be engaged in a fierce battle for the party’s ticket... Read More
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September 12, 2018
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The Big 5: 23 PDP Reps threaten to defect to APC, 2 others Join Ambode in 2019 Lagos guber race | More stories

These are the stories you should be monitoring today. Jide Sanwo-Olu, a former Commissioner for Establishment & Training and Obafemi Hamzat, a former Commissioner for Works & Infrastructure have joined Governor Akinwunmi Ambode for the Lagos 2019 governorship election. The candidate will be picked by direct primary — the system in which all party members will... Read More
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