PDP Says Sanwo-Olu is Sponsoring Protests Against Ambode, Demands Probe of Tinubu and Fashola Administrations

The Lagos state chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP),has condemned recent protest at the state’s House of Assembly by people it alleged were sponsored by governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.

The party in a statement on Thursday signed by its national publicity secretary,Taofik Gani, said the protesters demand to probe only the administration of the immediate past governor of the state,Akinwunmi Ambode showed lacked of sincerity and the extent Sanwo-Olu has taken vendetta to. The party instead demanded a probe of all administrations in the state from 1999 to 2019.

“The PDP states clearly that a holistic probe of the administration of Bola Tinubu, Raji Fashola and Akinwunmi Ambode is what Lagosians actually expect. Lagosians are eager to know the stewardship of their former governors. From 1999 till 2018 over N17 trillion was realised as internally generated revenue (IGR), royalties, federal allocations, investments, crude oil discovery. Unfortunately, much of these monies are linked to hotels, airlines, oil companies and construction companies at home and abroad” Gani said.

“The PDP joins in condemning the recent protest at the Lagos State House of Assembly calling for the probe of only former Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on the basis that the protest lacks sincerity of purpose and obviously calculated at embarrassing the immediate governor. The tendency of the protest is disturbing and increase the already created loss of confidence in the government,” he said.

“The governor himself is sponsoring such protests against his predecessor, which is unfortunately overheating the polity and distracting Lagosians away from his abysmal performances. To the PDP, Sanwo-Olu has created official vendetta in Lagos governance. Unfortunately for him, his ranking is going down whilst he needlessly goes after his predecessor.

“The Ambode pursuit is taking is getting inimical to governance, APC intraparty acrimony has now exposed innocent Lagosians to worst governance ever, loss of lives, property and general insecurity. Indeed, the disgraceful acrimony within the Lagos APC is taking its toll on expected service delivery in the state. There is now obvious disillusionment and maladministration in the state” he added.