AMBODE – THE DESPERATION OF AN ASPIRANT When Akinwunmi Ambode came on the scene like a bolt from the blue as a Governorship aspirant, many were surprised how the Ondo State born former Accountant-General of Lagos State became an overnight anointed candidate for the plum job of the Governor of Lagos State. Interestingly, Ambode’s entry on the political stage has been cushioned with mouth-gaping fabrication. And ever since, lies have taking the centre stage as the flagship of his campaign. After his close door meeting with the Lagos State Caucus in the national Assembly, Ambode came out to tell the unsuspecting media that the Lagos State Caucus of the National Assembly had endorsed him, to the chagrin of the Lawmakers who summarily demand for a retraction. Ambode’s desperation again pushed him to put another fast one the leadership of the Lagos State House of Assembly claiming that the House had endorsed him. It turned out to be another lie. His most recent lie is the report on Page 48 of TRIBUNE OF Saturday 15th November entitled - LAGOS 2015: AMBODES GOVERNORSHIP BID RECEIVES BOOST IN LGS and on 47 of VANGUARD of same day. These two reports are clearly a mis- representation of the political stand of Ikorodu Division in respect of the 2015 Governorship election. The writers of these stories listed the names of political leaders in Ikorodu who were present at the meeting during Ambodes visitation. But the truth is that the presence of these leaders was necessitated by courtesy not out of support for Ambodes aspiration because the same leaders had been present when other aspirants came into Ikorodu to campaign. The claim of the purported endorsement of Ambode is clearly bogus. Nothing could be further from the truth. It is a figment of his imagination because at no time has the collective leadership of Ikorodu supported Ambode. It is the turn of Ikorodu to produce the next Governor. Definitely, Ambode, an Ilaje man, hiding under the flag of Epe is not on the radar of Ikorodu as the Division’s endorsed candidate. Reproduced below is an online article that captures Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode in his true element: So many thing people can do for power. The heaps of lies piled up by a rumoured anointed governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Mr. Akinwunmi Ibidapo Ambode over his claim to Lagos as his state of origin have continued to fall apart as a form filled by the aspirant while applying for a Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB’s direct entry admission into the University of Lagos in 1981 has further confirmed that he is indeed from Ondo state. A copy of the form mailed to iReports-ng reveals that Ambode had in his application form number JAMB/DE.03 and registration number 646789 filled in his own handwriting that he is an indigene of Ondo state in the portion of the form which asks his state of origin. He indicated his contact address as 101 Lagos Street, Ebute Metta and his date of birth as 14th June, 1963. He also filled University of Lagos as his first choice of school, University of Benin as second and Ahmadu Bello University as third choice with Accounting and Business Administration as his first and second choice of course of study respectively. This exposure as a liar is coming on the heels of a revelation by the Edu family of Epe in Lagos east that the aspirant is not a member of the family as he has claimed. The Baale Buraimo Edu family he claims to belong to in Epe had t issue a statement last week to disown him. The family, in a release signed by both Alhaji M. Oladeinde Edu and Alhaji T. A. Edu, also insisted that Ambode hailed from Ilaje in Ese Odo area of Ondo State and not from Epe as he claimed. According to the release, the family stated that the Baale Edu while alive had 22 wives and 38 children and challenged Ambode and his supporters to trace his side of the Edu family tree and name his mother among the 22 wives. According to them “We hereby bring it to the notice of all Lagosians that we have tried but could not trace where the said Akinwumi Ambode belongs in the family tree of Baale Buraimo Edu of Epe. “At this juncture, we can categorically state here that in actual fact, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode was a son of Festus Akinwale Ambode, one of the teachers posted to Epe in the old Western Region; a native of Ilaje Ese Odo in the present day Ondo State. “As a school teacher, the elder Ambode was very familiar and friendly with several Epe indigenes. The older Ambode came to Epe through the waterways. He came with his wife, Christianah Oluleye Ambode (nee Oresanya), who though initially did not stay with him which made the older Ambode marry a second wife, an Epe daughter, popularly called ‘Iya Vice from Poka, Epe. “She was a food seller in Epe Grammar School. This development led to Akinwunmi Ambode’s mother who also hails from Ilaje Ese Odo in Ondo State to eventually relocate to Epe to stay with her husband,” the family said. According to Edu family, at death, Ambode’s father’s corpse was taken back to Ilaje, Ondo State for burial in line with the dictates of tradition and royalty as he was a prince, adding that, “The royalty from the kingdom came with the full royal insignia and ferried his remains back to Ilaje land for interment. “With these facts stated above, it is a rude shock to the entire clan of the Edus in Epe that the said Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode is laying claims to being a clan of the Edus. We reject this linkage, both paternal and maternal, or even marital,” the family said
Posted on: Sat, 15 Nov 2014 13:11:38 +0000
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