File: APC national leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu
Senator Gbenga Ashafa has revealed that a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu, is backing Governor Akinwunmi Ambode for a second term.
There are reports that Ambode is not enjoying the backing of the former Lagos governor ahead of the polls in 2019.
However, the Lagos East Senator noted that the APC chieftain and many leaders of the party in the state are backing Ambode for a return to office in 2019.
“We are so proud to have Ambode as our governor,” the lawmaker said.
“As the senator representing Lagos East Senatorial District, which produced him even though he is for the whole of Lagos State and Nigeria, we are saying we are very happy to endorse him Ambode for a second term on the instruction of our leader.”