The All Progressives Congress, APC, National party leader, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu has finally revealed why he is not supporting the second term bid the incumbent Lagos State Governor, Akimbode Akinwumi.
Tinubu spoke with newsmen at his electoral ward during the governorship primary election that held in the state today said, “I was the one who brought in the Governor and the party accepted him. But he deviated from the blueprint and the people said this is what they want.
“Who did I support in 2014? Ambode. Life is dynamic. It’s those who made me the leader of the structure in Lagos who said it was what they want. It’s only if you have followers that you’re a leader in democracy.
If I look back and I don’t find them again; if I don’t respond to them, if I fail to accede to their request, I would have failed the leadership test. This is not personal; it is beyond me as a person. Every democratic constitution is preceded by ‘We, the people’.
So, I had to submit myself to the wishes and the yearnings of our party. This is an elixir for the general election. Ambode Akin, he’s doing well, yes; he hasn’t been a good party man; not only the glamour, not only about brick and mortal.
A talent is determined by character. For you to become an influential person, you have to respond to the yearnings of the people. This is politics; democracy, one man, one vote.”
