It is no longer news that the two dominant political parties in Lagos State, Nigeria’s commercial capital located in the western part of the country, are the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The fascinating twist about the governorship race in the state however, is that the struggle for the control of the state is not even between the candidates of the two parties, but their god-fathers.
Though it is certain that either Akinwunmi Ambode of the APC or Jimi Agbaje of the PDP would win the election, analysts say the actual winners of the election would either be national leader of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu or Chief Bode George, a chieftain of the PDP who is considered as Agbaje’s godfather.
Both Tinubu and George lay claim to Lagos, but have been sworn enemies for long. Apart from the role played by party affiliation, George believes that Tinubu was instrumental to his imprisonment even though court documents showed that he was guilty of fraudulent activities while in office as chairman of Nigerian Ports Authority.
Since the elections began, George has vowed continuously to wrestle powers from Tinubu and his APC using every means possible including federal might.
To him, it does not make sense to know that while the PDP has held sway at the federal level, it has not been able to grab government from the opposition APC in Lagos State.
He believes this is one of the last chances for his party in Lagos State. He further believes that if the PDP could win Lagos, it means it would be easy to “overrun” the entire south-west using political might.
George believes that Tinubu would do everything to bring him down if his party takes over government again in Lagos and at the centre.
To underscore his resolve against the perceived soaring political influence of Tinubu, George recently said he would leave the country if APC takes over government especially from the PDP at the centre in the forthcoming elections.
“If Bola Tinubu finds his way into national government, I will go on exile. He hasn
