October 08, (THEWILL) – Following his reconciliation with both Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Lagos State governor and his godfather, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, after their messy fallout, Akinwunmi Ambode, the former Lagos governor has not only found a pride of place in the heart of the man who made him governor and kicked him out when he derailed, he has also now been offered a seat in the Council of the Governors’ Advisory Council, GAC, the highest decision-making body of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos State.
Offering Amode a seat in the GAC is another way to make him relevant politically and to assure him that bygones are bygones. The first sign that all is now well among the trio was when Sanwo-Olu honoured the former governor with his presence on the occasion of his 60th birthday celebration earlier this year. Similarly, Ambode made a rare appearance at the state dinner held in honour Tinubu in Lagos shortly after he became president.
At the twilight of Ambode’s only tenure as governor and prior to the 2019 governorship election , he clashed with Sanwo-Olu when he realised that he would not get Tinubu’s support and that of APC stakeholders in the state for a second term. He was accused of several atrocities and despite trying to win over the voters in the state by vilifying Sanwo-Olu, he lost out eventually.
THE WILL recalls that about a year ago, a former Deputy Governor of the state, Femi Pedro, who also fell out with Tinubu, was forgiven his sins and given a seat in the GAC after a long absence from the corridors of power.
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