Following Fashola’s
three books recounting the stewardship of Mr Babatunde Fashola as governor of
Lagos State between 2007 and 2015, ernsion hang in the air amidst politicians.
The apprehension follows the perceived political rivalry between the camp of Fashola and his erstwhile political godfather, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, himself, also a former governor of the state.
The political unease was compounded upon last week’s assertion by Fashola that he would not allow himself to be dragged into the mud by those who want to fight like pigs.
The apprehension follows the perceived political rivalry between the camp of Fashola and his erstwhile political godfather, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, himself, also a former governor of the state.
The political unease was compounded upon last week’s assertion by Fashola that he would not allow himself to be dragged into the mud by those who want to fight like pigs.
However, a
third force within the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC it was gathered
yesterday has pushed the leadership of the party to convene an emergency state
caucus meeting tomorrow where the unfolding issue between the camps of the two
former governors is expected to be discussed.
Ahead of
today’s book launch it was learnt that activists in the two camps were working
to use the occasion to score political points. While some were working to
frustrate the book launch as a way of projecting what they claim as Fashola’s
political incapacity in the state, the former governor’s loyalists were working
to counter the move.
“They are
planning but they will not succeed,” an associate of the immediate past
governor told Vanguard on telephone yesterday.
Associates of Tinubu were, however, indignant
yesterday that they would not honour the book launch, alleging that the
immediate past governor had not shown enough respect to his erstwhile political
benefactor.
“A man that
has not seen it as wise to visit or thank his master since he stepped down from
office, why should we be there,” a close associate of Tinubu said yesterday.
His assertion
was, however, countered by a Fashola associate who disclosed yesterday that
Fashola’s repeated efforts to speak with Tinubu since the handover had been
impossible.
“Tinubu is
not picking his calls, so those people saying that Fashola has not visited
Tinubu simply do not know what they are talking about, they just don’t know,”
the Fashola associate said.
Meanwhile,
the frosty relationship between the two camps is set to worsen upon assertions
of imminent plans by the new authorities in Lagos to prosecute those involved
in alleged hike of contract figures during the immediate past administration.
officials involved
in the award of the contract of the N78 million upgrade of the website of the
former governor are among those to be prosecuted.
The three
books to be launched today include The Great Leap, a book written by Mr. Hakeem
Bello, who served as Special Adviser on Media to Fashola and two others
co-authored by Dapo Adeniyi.
Dem bi pals which fight, abeg say something else.
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