Politics
OF AMBODE AND FLIP SIDE OF POWER
OLA KING
It was Providence, the unchanging changer, that had transported him from relative obscurity to prominence. Before our eyes, he became the Governor of the Centre of Excellence to the chagrin of some and
admiration of some others. Between May 29, 2015 and midnight of May 28, 2019,Akinwunmi Ambode, a chartered accountant, held the reins of power in the state. While he held the position, many sought his listening ears for so many things.
Life couldn’t be any better. But the Epe, Lagos State- born technocrat turned politician allegedly stepped on some powerful toes that vowed with everything never to forgive him and they never did.
As his political party, All Progressive Party, APC failed to field him for re-election, the new governor, Babajide Sanwoolu was elected in
his stead.
The number of his friends and hangers-on has also dropped.
This was no more but a kill joy of sorts for him. His failure to secure his second term bid to govern the state forced him out of the
ornate Lagos State Government House, unceremoniously.
Sadly, a few days after he handed over power to Sanwolu, he has tasted the cold side of powerlessness. The attention he used to get unsolicited has dwindled.
All this was evidenced when he marked his birthday on June 14- the occasion was reportedly devoid of the usual fanfare.
“ None of those who used to swarm around him like bees to nectar deemed it fit to drop at least a word for him in any of the media, if
only to show him that they are still with him. This is a lesson that power indeed is transient,” a source said.
It will be recalled that in the past, he had been celebrated to high heavens on the Occasion of his birthday in newspapers, on radio and TV.
A group, the Imo First Group (IFG) has described the purported Magistrate court order to arrest Senator Ifeanyi Araraume and the former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, over alleged criminal conspiracy and forgery, as a ruse and fake news
The group stated this in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja.
IFG challenged those peddling the fake news to make the court order public.
The statement reads ” The fabricated and concocted story was first posted on social media by Hon. Ambrose Nwaogwugwu, a media aide to Governor Hope Uzodimma, before it was picked up by other media outfits, including Arise TV.
According to the statement, those behind the report claimed that a Senior Magistrate Court sitting in Abuja issued a Bench Warrant dated September 9, 2026, following a petition written by the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Imo State, Barr. Chukwuemeka Ibejiako, to the Police and DSS on October 8, 2026, over alleged presentation of fake APC primary results.
The Group debunked the existence of any such order.
“We want to state categorically and unequivocally that no jSenior Magistrate ordered or issued any bench warrant for the arrest of Araraume”
IFG however challenged anyone in possession of the purported court order to publish it.
“If you claim to have a court order present same for the public to see,
“This fabricated bench warrant contain in the report is filled with inconsistencies, the bench warrant was dated September 9, 2026, while the REC’s petition that supposedly triggered it was dated October 8, 2026, with case number CR/M/084/2026.
The statement further stated that the purveyors and harbinger of the fake news tried to trick the magistrate via exparte order but was rebuked
“The magistrate bluntly refused to grant their exparte and threatened to arrest them, yet they carried their falsehood about. What’s the problem of occupants of office that never won free and fair elections and tried to destroy reputable Imo sons that have won elections. We challenge anyone in this macabre surugede dance to show the court order or warrant of arrest. It’s preposterous to blackmail decent Imo sons on the altar of dirty politics.”
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