Latest News : Tinubu finally endorses Fashola for second term

The immediate past Governor of Lagos State, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has endorsed the incumbent Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State for second term in office on the platform of Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN.

Presenting Fashola for second term in the presence of party members at a stakeholder meeting of ACN held at the party’s secretariat in Ikeja, Tinubu broke his long silence on the issue, saying the rumour of his estrangement with the governor was peddled by those he called, ”political rodents and enemies who did not know how I knew him.”
Tinubu who scored the governor 85 percent on his performance as the state governor in the past four years stressed that the governor remained the best man for the job of state governor.
His words: “He is my son .Those that were peddling  the rumour are those that did not know how I knew him, what endeared him to me.
The agents of destruction, political rodents, enemies and scavengers in the corridors of power that want to continue to loot state funds without working to deliver dividends of democracy. They said I was  jealous of his achievements and all sort of things. If you have a son that has surpassed your records you celebrate him. I am the pathfinder . He is the Navigator. I am the one that Identified the talent.”
Tinubu who was flanked by other party chieftains like the chairman of ACN in Lagos state Otunba Henry Ajomale, Senator Olorunnibe Mamora, Senator Ganiyu Olarenwaju Solomon , Senator Muniru Muse , Prince Tajudeen Olusi, the Lagos state governor Mr Babatunde Fashola , Otunba Busi Alebiosu , Cardinal James Odumbaku , among others declared, ”By the power reposed on me by ACN and in consultation with all party leaders  I announce the endorsement of Babatunde Raji Fashola  for reelection as governor in the forthcoming election.”
Tinubu who also remarked that the last four years the governor has been in power in the state has been very impactful assured that a brighter and more rewarding future awaits Lagos residents in the next four years the governor is expected to be in power in the state.
He urged Lagos residents to come out en-masse to participate in the voters registration exercise billed to commence across the country very soon ,saying the people can only elect their desired leaders when they register to vote.