The crisis between two ex-governors of Lagos State, Senator Bola
Ahmed Tinubu and Mr Babatunde Fashola deepened on Friday with
reports that loyalists of both gladiators have drawn up battle plans,
even as stakeholders in both the All Progressives Congress (APC) and
Lagos State are said to have waded in, calling for a truce.

A former member of the Lagos State Executive Council who did not
want to be named, told Saturday Tribune on Friday that “some elders
are planning a peace meeting between the duo.”
Investigations revealed that forces loyal to Tinubu felt incensed by the
statement issued by Fashola on Thursday in which he insinuated that
corruption allegations were being pinned on him by those opposed to
his getting a federal appointment, a veiled reference to Tinubu and the
incumbent governor, Akinwumi Ambode.

“The coming days will be interesting,” an aide to a chieftain of the APC
close to both leaders told Saturday Tribune on Friday.
While the Tinubu camp is said to have vowed to fight on, “ to teach the
former governor a lesson,” the Fashola side of the divide, according to
a source, “is determined to ensure that his integrity is not tainted by
those who are jealous of his ascendancy in the polity.”

Both sides, however, on Friday refrained from taking direct shots at
each other. Tinubu’s spokesman, Mr Sunday Dare told Saturday
Tribune when contacted by phone on Friday afternoon that he had just
arrived in the country and would need time to get briefings from his
boss before reacting to the statement from Fashola while Ambode’s
Chief Press Secretary, Habib Aruna did not answer repeated calls
made to his telephone line.
Dare later sent a text message at 6:30pm that he would call back soon.
He did not.
However, an aide of Ambode who spoke on condition of anonymity,
told our reporter that it was too simplistic for anybody to think that the
government, headed by Ambode, was behind the ongoing corruption
charge campaign against former Governor Fashola in order to rubbish
his record of achievements while in office for eight years.
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“Ambode is not interested in the smear campaign against Fashola, it is
a non- issue. It is too simplistic to suggest that, it is left for people to
find out who is doing this. I can tell you that government is not
involved. It is not possible for government to have a hand in that.
“The governor is a pragmatic person and ready to move on by
restructuring the state,” the close source said.

Fashola is currently in the eye of the storm as a group, Coalition
Against Corrupt Leaders (CACOL), has dragged him before the anti-
graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),
calling for his investigation on an alleged scam over a contract for the
upgrade of his personal website at a cost of N78million.

The former governor, has, however, set the record straight, declaring
that the state government, through the procurement office, did not
disclose the details of the website upgrade to include some other
aspects making up the entire contracts sum.

Fashola, who denied having children outside wedlock apart from the
three he adopted following the DANA plane crash, also denied
involvement in the National Assembly crisis, saying that he only landed
in the country on the day of the crisis.
This is as our reporter learnt that Fashola, who served for eight years
as governor, might have incurred the wrath of a lot of people within the

APC and outside it, some of who felt he was “too arrogant” and now
wanted to take their own pound of flesh.
Other sources said Tinubu is determined to block the chances of
Fashola from becoming a minister in the yet- to- be formed cabinet of
President Muhammadu Buhari due to his alleged “new found
independence.”

This, according to a source, might have prompted Fashola to declare
in his published statement that he was not looking for a job, stressing
that “For those who still wish to remain in the mud, they should look in
the mirror.

For those who wish to throw mud at me, they should look at their own
hands. As for me, I have moved on. My job is done,” even as he threw
a broadside at his opponents that, “When you wrestle with a pig, the
pig gets happy and you get dirty.”

Another source even disclosed that “Tinubu’s supporters could even
be the ones fighting back because of the perceived ill- treatment
Tinubu suffered at the hands of Fashola while he was governor of the
state.”



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What is the problem with long articles on Naira land this days, can u give a summary please

sainty2k3:
What is the problem with long articles on Naira land this days, can u give a summary please

No summary

Its now Tinubu vs Fashola when there is now more stories about them.
In politics there are no permanent enemies but permanent interest.
What is wrong even if they have issues, parents fight with their kids, siblings fight each other let alone two people with different backgrounds and disparate ideologies and idiosyncrasies.
Make una let these men be joor

patmaine:


No summary

Abugab:
Its now Tinubu vs Fashola when there is now more stories about them.
In politics there are no permanent enemies but permanent interest.
What is wrong even if they have issues, parents fight with their kids, siblings fight each other let alone two people with different backgrounds and disparate ideologies and idiosyncrasies.
Make una let these men be joor

The post is from Anambra so u should know why it Excites the writer and the OP.
I wonder when tinubuvs fashola become news in Anambra when u never cover the good works of Willie obiano finish

Whatever rocks their world.

When fashola was dining with the devil, he should have had a bigger spoon

When Tinubu was busy imposing and annoiting as the 'best talent hunter of the millenium' he should have known that one day it will backfire.

Anyway, they should not disturb our peace with their nonsense.

Thunder fire all of them..

Awon oloshi buruku.

sainty2k3:
The post is from Anambra so u should know why it Excites the writer and the OP. I wonder when tinubuvs fashola become news in Anambra

Tribal bigot

patmaine:



Tribal bigot

exactly what u, the op and the source is.

These criminal yorobbers are @ it again, let them kill themselves; I dey watch thru my 3D