2027: Call For Ambode’s Return As Lagos Governor Intensifies

By Akinwale Kasali

With less than two years to the end of Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu’s tenure  as the Governor of the nation’s commercial hub, Lagos, the call for former Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode to return for a second Term as Governor id Intensifying.

This call is not only coming from staunch and loyal members of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, but also from members of the opposition Parties who have pledged support.

At the grassroots, there is a groundswell of Mobilization in support for Ambode, to succeed the incumbent Governor.

It would be recalled that Ambode was denied the second term ticket by the leadership of his Party in the State, particularly the Governor’s Advisory Council, GAC, and major stakeholders in the APC.

His sin then was, allegedly, his refusal to carry along the GAC, Party leadership and Party Stakeholders in Government affairs. He was also said to be very strict and with Government’s Largesse to the aforementioned.

But now, all seem to have been sorted out and they are calling for his return.

Aside from mobilizing support for Ambode, the members of the ruling Party have also started engaging Lagosians in support of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Second-Term ambition in the country.

The APC members under the Ambode Support Group, ASG, disclosed this on Thursday while sensitizing residents of Epe Local Government on the need to obtain their Voter Cards during the window approved by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for the Continuous Voter Registration, CVR, Exercise across the country.

Disclosing the group’s plans, the Director General of ASG, Seyi Bamigbade, said that they aim to ensure that Ambode, who served for a single term, returns in 2027 to succeed Sanwo-Olu and continue the development stride embarked upon by the current administration in the State.

Bamigbade, who described Tinubu and Ambode as father and son, said that members of the group stressed that the focus of their job is to mobilize voters through the group to work for the second term of the President and the return of the former Governor for second term.

He said: “It is no more a rumour that Ambode will be the next governor of Lagos State after Sanwo-Olu leaves office in 2027.

“This is to ensure that he continues the work done by the incumbent Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and we are working for the second term of President Bola Tinubu

“We are appealing to all APC members, including members of the Governor’s Advisory Council, GAC, whom Ambode may have offended while serving as the Governor of Lagos State between 2015 and 2019, to forgive him of all his shortcomings.

“Ambode is coming back to correct the wrong and ensure that Lagos’ development continues under his watch.

“He is committed to the development of Lagos, and we all can see through all that he did while serving as governor of Lagos”, Bamigbade stated.

Another member of the Group, Salau Olawale, stated that they are campaigning for Ambode to return in 2027, based on an opinion poll conducted across the State, noting that many still praise the former Governor for his developmental strides in the state.

Olawale added that they believe Ambode is the best individual to replace Sanwo-Olu in 2027, stating that the public is still interested in Ambode’s return to the helm of affairs in Lagos.

Also, a member of the group, Gboyega Adegbite, urged the public to obtain their Permanent Voter Card, PVCs, to vote for their preferred candidates during the 2027 general election in the country.