Why Ambode Did Not Get A Second Time period Ticket – Alake

The Director of Media and Communications of the Marketing campaign Council of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential candidate, Dele Alake has shared his opinion on the explanation former Govern of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode didn’t get a second time period ticket.

Alake, whereas talking throughout a Twitter Area session hosted by Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (ABAT) Media Centre, on Sunday defined that Ambode didn’t get a second time period ticket as a result of incumbent Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu defeated him on the 2018 primaries.

Ambode reportedly went in opposition to the management of the occasion managed by Tinubu which led to his defeat.

Talking on the incident, Alake who was the Commissioner for Data and Technique throughout Tinubu’s administration stated that opposite to what folks suppose his principal didn’t deny Ambode the second time period ticket.

He stated, “In political competitors, there have to be supporters right here and there. Sure, Fashola’s successor (Ambode) got here into workplace, and he was supported by Asiwaju as Asiwaju supported Fashola. However let me use this chance to clear one level, a false impression that Ambode wasn’t given a second time period. It’s not true.

“The governorship mandate is just not for Asiwaju to offer or take. It’s for the folks of Lagos State to offer or take or withdraw. Ambode was in workplace, for no matter purpose he might need dedicated, after all, he did commit gaps and fake pas however he additionally went by means of the election. Possibly folks have forgotten or they’ve selective amnesia, Ambode went by means of the political course of and misplaced.

“Asiwaju didn’t take the ticket from him. He contested the primaries with Babajide Sanwo-Olu and misplaced. The first was carried out within the open all around the state and the media lined it and it was proven in every single place. Why do folks all the time succumb to such partisanship occasioned by blind prejudices?

“Sure it was Asiwaju’s proper to assist any candidate or aspirant, it’s a pure phenomenon.”