Politics
Details Of Sanwo-Olu’s Involvement In Gov Ambode’s Impeachment Mess
Eniola Adeniyi
There is a political twist to the impeachment axe hanging on the neck of Governor of Lagos State Akinwunmi Ambode.
Ambode has been served impeachment notice by the Lagos state House of Assembly.
The fresh information coming the way of societynow.ng has revealed underlying political intrigue behind the development.
Societynow.ng gathered that the move to push out Ambode – aside been premised on impeachable offenses – has to do with his party leaders not comfortable with having him firmly in control of government as a mark or mar gubernatorial election looms.
Ambode has been given seven days to respond to impeachable offenses by the Lagos State House of Assembly.
The gubernatorial election with Babajide Sanwo-Olu – the man used cancel Ambode’s second term ambition – as All Progressives Congress candidate is less than four weeks away.
The rumor that he is fraternizing with the other-side underground continues to dog the Governor though his sympathizers continue to deny such a tale.
‘’The party leaders don’t want to take any chances regarding the kind of havoc a sitting governor, with firm control of state resources can wreck on a candidate’s chances at the pool, hence the current situation of things’’ societynow.ng gathered.
Insiders disclosed that before the impeachment move came to fore, there were discussions on how to handle the allegations against Governor Ambode by the Lagos State House of Assembly.
‘’Some of the stakeholders pushed for Ambode to be allowed to see out his tenure with sanctions handed out to his collaborators but the more popular opinion was on the side of caution against allowing an alleged embittered governor to remain in power during a major election period’’ societynow.ng learned.
The popular opinion was that Ambode staying in control of the state resources poses a huge threat to Sanwo-Olu’s chances of becoming the next governor of Lagos state in the face of the rumor against him.
Insiders disclosed that those against Ambode’s continuing stay as Lagos Governor hugely referenced the thorn Governor Ibukunle Amosun has become on the side of the party in Ogun state.
Amosun is openly opposed to party candidate Dapo Abiodun becoming his successor.
There are talks Amosun has transformed a major sympathizer of Governor Ambode based on raging conflict against Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
Tinubu is Governor Ambode’s estranged political godfather accused of quietly orchestrating the travails of the embattled state headman behind the scene.
