23rd October, 2014
Lagos state gubernatorial aspirant and former Accountant General of the state, Mr. Akinwumi Ambode, will on Friday 24 October, formally declare his intention to contest the office of the governor on the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC).
A statement issued by the campaign office of Ambode, who was the first aspirant to pick an Expression of Interest Nomination form towards the 15 November APC primaries, said that the declaration will take place at the Onikan Stadium at 10:00 a.m.
Ambode’s declaration is coming on the heels of the massive endorsement that he got from Islamic clerics in Lagos state on Tuesday at the Blue Roof, Lagos State Television Complex, Agidingbi, Ikeja.
The approval to use Onikan Stadium for the declaration was personally granted by Governor Babatunde Fashola, who wrote glowingly about the civil service career of Ambode when the aspirant voluntarily retired in 2012.
“Tomorrow’s declaration, which is expected to be a carnival-like endorsement of Ambode by stakeholders from all the 57 council areas in Lagos State is an opportunity for the frontline aspirant to thank party stalwarts, who have given him good reception during his year-long consultation and to sell his five-point agenda of Continuity and Consolidation to Lagosians,” the campaign office stated.
The 51-year old, Epe-born Ambode, retired at the peak of his career in the Lagos State Civil Service after almost three decades, which took him round all the nooks and crannies of Lagos State Local Government and Civil Service establishment, an advantage which his supporters believe places him in a very good position to satisfy the aspirations of the voters.