AMBODE RESCUES ACCIDENT VICTIM IN LAGOS

In what could be best described as a show of concern, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Mondayalighted from his vehicle to assist in the rescue of an accident victim.

The victim, Miss Anukam Angela, who was driving alone in a wine-coloured Toyota Corolla car with registration number EKY 415 CG, at about 8:15am, lost control and ram into the median of
the road along Osborne Road, Ikoyi before the vehicle somersaulted.

Worried by what could have befallen the occupants of the car, Governor Ambode who was heading to the office, through the direction before the incident occurred, ordered his convoy to stop at the scene so as to enable him access the situation as well as help rescue the passengers.

LAGOS: AMBODE ORDERS ENFORCEMENT OF LAW PROHIBITING STREET TRADING, BEGGING

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday directed the Task Force on Environmental Sanitation and Other Special Offences to carry out full enforcement of the law restricting street trading in the metropolis.

The Governor, in a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Tunji Bello, expressed concern about the resurgence of street trading in major areas of the state, noting that not only do they constitute environmental nuisance, but also pose security threat to citizens.

He said there is an existing law in the state prohibiting street trading, urging those interested in doing business to seek for space in the various modern markets redeveloped by the state government to enhance business activities.

AMBODE PRESENTS CHEQUES TO IYANA-IPAJA, IDIMU TANKER FIRE VICTIMS

…Fact Finding Committee Submits Report To Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday redeemed his promise to assist victims of recent tanker fire explosions in Iyana-Ipaja and Idimu Areas of the State with the distribution of cheques to 243 victims enumerated by the State government.

The Governor who was represented by his Deputy, Dr. (Mrs.) Oluranti Adebule at the cheque distribution event held at the Igando Rehabilitation Centre, Igando, urged the beneficiaries to utilise the government’s widow’s mite and return home to rehabilitate themselves as much they could.

“We know that what government has given is not enough but with the belief that you are going to put it to judicious use, it would go a long way to help out. Please stay peaceful and remain focused”.

AMBODE PRESIDES OVER SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING, SAYS IT’S TIME TO ENFORCE THE LAW

• As new CP, Owoseni vows to apprehend Ikorodu bank robbers still on the run
The Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday presided over the State Security Council meeting with an assurance that progress is being made to round up the remaining members of the Ikorodu armed robbery gang still on the run.
The new State Police Commissioner, Mr Fatai Owoseni, who spoke to Government House Correspondents shortly after the meeting at the Lagos House, Ikeja, said the security agencies are not resting on their oars, assuring that more intelligence gathering is ongoing to bring all those who perpetrated the act are made to face the wrath of the law.
“Investigation is still ongoing, we are building on the information that we are gathering from interrogation, we are sending our intelligence personnel out and also comparing some information that we have gotten from the DSS”.

TRAFFIC JAM: AMBODE ORDERS RELOCATION OF BUS TERMINALS

 … Approves pedestrian bridge for Berger bus stop
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwumi Ambode, on Thursday ordered the relocation of bus terminals in congested areas in order to tackle the persistent traffic gridlock witnessed in the state.
The governor gave the directive during an inspection of some traffic flash points at 3rd Mainland Bridge, Oworonshoki, Ketu, Abule-egba, Alimosho and Mile 12 area of the state.
He said government is greatly concern about situation, adding that all hands will be on deck to address it.

PHOTOS: AMBODE INAUGURATES 8TH ASSEMBLY

 • Seeks Support Of Lawmakers To Drive Development

• Hails Emergence Of Hon Mudashiru Obasa As Speaker
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Monday inaugurated the 8th State House of Assembly with a call on the lawmakers to join hands with the Executive arm of government to drive policies of development in the state.
The Governor who spoke at the brief but impressive occasion held at the new Chambers of the House, urged the members to brace up for the task ahead and strive to maintain the standard set by the outgoing 7th Assembly.

AMBODE SHOOTS AHEAD IN LAGOS

Lagos State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode shot into early lead with the results an¬nounced at polling stations in some local government areas after voting yesterday.
Ambode took a narrow lead over the Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate, Mr. Jimi Agbaje.
The results announced in 1,754 polling units as at the time of filing this report stood at APC – 148,563, PDP – 109,900.
Ambode won in his ward while Agbaje and his running mate lost to the APC candidate in the respective wards. In his ward, Ambode polled 133 votes to beat the PDP candidate who got 57 votes.

ANTI-IGBO COMMENT: AMBODE DISOWNS OBA OF LAGOS, SAYS, “EVERY ETHNIC GROUP SAFE UNDER ME”

The governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress in Lagos, Akinwumi Ambode, on Monday said if elected, he would promote the interest of every ethnic groups within the state.

Mr. Ambode, the Lagos APC and the Oba of Lagos, Riliwan Akiolu, have come under fire from Nigerians following a report credited to the Oba that Igbos in Lagos would perish in the lagoon should they fail to vote for Mr. Ambode, his choice for Lagos governorship.

Mr. Ambode is facing stiff opposition from the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Jimi Agbaje, whose party performed well at the March 28 presidential and national assembly elections.

I’M THE NEXT GOVERNOR OF LAGOS STATE –AMBODE

Service for him is noble and that is what he’s offering the people of Lagos State. Taking Lagos to the next level is a task that must be accom¬plished and he believes his experience over the years puts him in good stead to get the number one job in the state. In this interview, Akinwumi Ambode, the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Lagos, represents his ideas and driving force, dispelling the squalid rumours about his candidacy.
I would like to know if you have recovered from the shock of the recent presidential election results for Lagos State?
I am not too sure it’s appropriate to use that word shock. Let’s go back in history to the 2011 elections when the president and PDP actually recorded 1.3million votes in Lagos State. In 2015, for PDP to have recorded six hundred and seventy thousand plus votes, it actually means that he lost over eight hundred thousand votes in this last one.

AMBODE VISITS FASHOLA

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress for Lagos State governorship election in 2015 general elections, Mr. Akinwumi Ambode, on Monday visited the state Governor, Babatunde Fashola (SAN) in his office.
The visit was seen by many as the beginning of the end to the acrimony that trailed the APC governorship primary which pitted one of the national leaders of the APC, Senator Bola Tinubu against his political godson, Fashola.

APC: FRESH TROUBLE FOR AMBODE

•Faces perjury probe
•May be arrested this week
NEWLY-ELECTED Lagos State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, is likely to be arrested by security agencies this week over an alleged criminal conduct, Sunday Tribune has learnt.
Checks within security circle pointed at Wednesday as the likely day he would be taken in for questioning and possible detention over alleged perjury.
His current travail is from within his party, with some party members behind the petition upon which the probe would be predicated.
Sunday Tribune gathered that the petition alleging perjury against Ambode was authored by Lagos APC Integrity Group, and that copies were submitted to the police and the Department of State Security Service (DSS).

LAGOS APC CRISIS DEEPENS AS AMBODE PLEADS FOR SUPPORT

G11 meets, keeps mum on battle strategy
Eleven aspirants that lost on Thursday to Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode in the Lagos All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primaries met on Friday to plan their next line of action against the exercise which they complained about before its conduct.
They did not brief the press after the meeting but Saturday Tribune obtained insider details of their discussion.
It was gathered that their main grouse about the exercise was the number of the delegates which they alleged exceeded what it should be.
The aspirants had kicked against the processes leading to the exercise, with particular focus on the delegate list which was allegedly not released to them until the early hours of Thursday.

EPE FAMILY DISOWNS AMBODE •LAGOS, EPE MONARCHS HAVE SPOKEN —AMBODE

The dust raised over the indigeneship of Mr. Akinwumi Ambode, a governorship aspirant on the platform of Lagos State chapter of All Progressives Party (APC), may not have settled as the Baale Buraimo Edu family he claims to belong to, has disowned him.
The family, in a release signed by both Alhaji M. Oladeinde Edu and Alhaji T. A. Edu, a copy of which was made available to the Saturday Tribune, also insisted that Ambode hailed from Ilaje in Ondo State and not from Epe as he claimed.
Ambode has, however, reacted sharply, directing the family to contact royal fathers who had confirmed his indigeneship of Epe for convincing proofs of his roots.
The Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, had a few days ago at a book launch in honour of Ambode, affirmed that the former Accountant-General of Lagos State was not an Ilaje, but an Epe, and went ahead to pronounce him as the next governor that would take over from the incumbent, Mr. Babatunde Fashola.