No plot against Ambode, says Pitan

 Mr. Akinwumi Ambode

A Lagos State governorship aspirant, Dr. Leke Pitan, has dismissed reports that he and some other All Progressives Congress members who are governorship aspirants in the state are plotting against Mr. Akinwumi Ambode, another aspirant in the party.

Pitan, in an interview with our Rev4mation's World, described the report that the aspirants met to select a consensus candidate to defeat Ambode as “baseless and untrue”.

The meeting, according to Pitan, was attended by Senator Ganiyu Solomon; Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, Dr. Femi Hamzat, Mr. Disu Adekunle and Mr. Wahab Tokunbo.

He, however, said Ambode, was absent.

The ex-commissioner said although the meeting was held to produce a consensus candidate ahead of the APC governorship primary scheduled for December 4, it was not a plot against Ambode.

According to Pitan, all the APC governorship aspirants were invited, adding that a former commissioner in the state, Muiz Banire, was not at the meeting contrary to the report.

He said, “We were trying to reach a consensus on various germane issues. It was initiated to arrive at a common ground, which is what politics ought to be. It shows the level of maturity of an advanced party like ours.

“All the APC governorship aspirants were invited, including Mr. Akinwumi Ambode, and all acknowledged the invitation. The decision to attend or not rested with the invitees. It was reported that somebody did not attend and also reported what happened there. That should tell you a lot of things.

“There was no storming out, no rancour and sincerely it went well. The person who left earlier than the other took permission because he was a special guest of honour at an event by musicians at Eko Hotel. He was with us for two hours.”