May 14, 2026

Why I Refused to Support Ambode’s Second Term Bid As Governor of Lagos – Tinubu

By Farouk Mohammed

National leader of Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu has revealed why he refused to back, Akinwunmi Ambode, for a second term because.

Tinubu revealed in a statement sent to okaynews.com that Ambode deviated from the master plan created for the development of the state.

Tinubu also accused Ambode, whom he supported in 2015, of alienating those who ” contributed so much to our development”.

“Whenever a government departed from this plan without [a] compelling reason, the state and its people have borne the painful consequence of the improper departure,” Tinubu said.

Tinubu, however, agreed that the said master plan may not have been perfect.

okaynews.com recalls that Tinubu has finally endorsed Sanwo-Olu as his candidate for Lagos and has called on Lagosians to vote for him.

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