The Ambode Comeback Crusaders have known as on the management of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to contemplate former Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, because the celebration’s flagbearer for the 2027 governorship election.
In an open letter dated September 28 and addressed to each the APC Nationwide Chairman and the Lagos State Chairman, the group’s convener, Abiodun Fashola, described Ambode as a frontrunner of confirmed capability, noting that his tenure from 2015 to 2019 delivered “exemplary management” throughout infrastructure, public transport, and healthcare.
The letter highlighted Ambode’s monetary administration experience, crediting him with strengthening Lagos’s standing as Nigeria’s financial hub. It additionally praised his inclusive model of governance, which the group mentioned made him “a frontrunner who listens to each stakeholders and strange residents.”
“As you deliberate on candidates for the upcoming elections, we urge you to mirror on the broader advantages of granting Ambode a second time period. His observe report and imaginative and prescient align seamlessly with the APC’s beliefs of progress and improvement,” the letter said.
The group argued that reinstating Ambode would “usher Lagos into a brand new period of prosperity and innovation” whereas bolstering APC’s status as a celebration of progress and transformation.
Copies of the letter have been additionally despatched to President Bola Tinubu, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Speaker of the Home of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila, Deputy Governor Dr Obafemi Hamzat, and different political stakeholders within the state.
Ambode, a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, succeeded Babatunde Fashola as governor in 2015 however was denied a second-term ticket in 2019 after dropping the APC main to Governor Sanwo-Olu.
