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By  Abraham Ogbodo And so, Ambode could not be forgiven his ‘sins’ by the godfather. He has been smashed like a gadfly and when the polls open sometime in February next year to pick a governor for Lagos State after the 2015/2019 electoral cycle, his name shall be missing from the ballot paper. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who is part of the Akinwunmi Ambode administration in Lagos as managing director of Lagos Property Development Corporation (LSDPC) has been chosen by the oracle to replace him.  *Bola Tinubu and Gov Akinwunmi Ambode It wasn’t as if a proper trial was conducted and Akinwunmi Ambode found guilty of serious and unpardonable sins. He was just unfortunate to be on the scene at this time. The charge, specifically, was that he had forgotten, since he became governor about three and half years ago, to invite the real owners of Lagos State to the dining table. It was not also said that he was eating alone while others were kept at bay salivating.  I ask for liberty to ...

By  Sam Ohuabunwa  Many Nigerians will remember the story of the threat which the Oba of Lagos was said to have issued to Ndigbo who lived in Lagos during the 2015 political season. Those who decide what happens in Lagos State were in great panic. They looked into their crystal balls and found that a majority of Ndigbo in Lagos had planned to vote for Jimmy Agbaje of PDP as governor of Lagos . All the political principalities in APC in Lagos went beserk. *Ambode What to do? Oba of Lagos was recruited. He summoned some of the so called Eze Ndigbo in Lagos and issued the infamous threat. They must vote for Ambode of APC or they better be prepared to be thrown into the Lagos Lagoon. It was a desperate situation that demanded desperate action.  Ambode went on to win the election. I do not know if the threat succeeded in frightening the Igbo Lagosians into voting for Ambode in order to stay alife or if it did not. But that threat actually awakened the Igbo, both in Lagos ...

By  Akin Fadeyi While reading the book, Shadow: Five Presidents and the Legacy of Watergate by Bob Woodward, something fascinated me.  Richard Nixon, former American President and the man at the centre of the Watergate scandal was on the cusp of political extinction as he faced the most disastrous period of his career. *Ambode  The options for him were limited: One of it was to resign or face a disgraceful impeachment and trial.  Nixon had to decide not just on the resignation, but also how to navigate his exit without going to jail. He would require state pardon from his likely successor, Vice President Gerald Ford.  Nixon summoned his Chief of Staff, Alexander Haig, his right-hand man and a retired Army General for a brainstorm. They decided Haig had to see the Vice President,  Gerald Ford and subtly negotiate Nixon’s post Presidency pardon.  Gerald Ford had very protective aides. One of them was Robert Hartmann, detested and distrust...