Fashola, a former governor of Lagos State is experiencing the worst moments in his political career no doubt except his successor and incumbent Lagos governor, Ambode, inflicts a more devastating and sinister blow on Fashola.
In furtherance of his vendetta against Fashola, Governor Ambode has directed that his name be removed from the
list and hall of fame of former Lagos governors. While no one would fault Governor Ambode for harbouring
resentment against Fashola over the latter’s undisclosed hatred for him and antagonism to his candidacy and
emergence as Lagos governor, it need be said that Governor Ambode need to watch it before he totally mutates into a grotesque and pitiful element on the seat of power.
The hallmark of any great leader or statesman is his ability to rise above petty beef and forgive seemingly
unforgivable slights by cronies and sworn enemies alike.
Governor Ambode shouldn’t have removed FASHOLA’S name from the roll call of Lagos governors. Although watched and listened in horror as Fashola denigrated and dishonoured his estranged benefactor and political
godfather, Bola Tinubu, to whom Ambode also owes allegiance, it is not enough reason for Governor Ambode
to pay Fashola back in similar manner.
Sources within the State House bemoan Ambode’s seeming desperation to witch-hunt and destroy his predecessor, stressing that it could lead to the incumbent governor’s destruction in the
long run.
The Capital investigations revealed that Fashola’s removal from the roll call of ex-Lagos governors was triggered by
the ongoing beef and silent war between him and his successor. Fashola, it would be recalled deliberately denied his predecessor and godfather, Tinubu, due honour as he gave his valedictorian speech. It was the final straw in a catalogue of intrigues and onslaughts against Tinubu by Fashola. What the former Lagos governor didn’t foresee
however, was his imminent humiliation by his incoming successor. Since Governor Ambode assumed office as
Lagos governor, the media has been awash with revelations of his predecessor, Fashola’s outrageous
misconduct and abuse of official powers.