
How Tinubu defied ACN bigwigs to anoint Fashola in 2007 — Ex-aide
Two, the one whose name was more pronounced on the list and who was rumoured to have been endorsed personally by the governor was Hakeem Gbajabiamila.
By Efe Onodjae Professor Dapo Thomas, former aide to President Bola Tinubu during his tenure as governor of Lagos State, has recounted how the President defied pressure from influential leaders of the then Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, to install Babatunde Fashola as the party’s governorship candidate in 2007.
A few minutes later, Tunde Fashola walked in to tell the governor about a meeting he was supposed to hold with Professor Akin Mabogunje in his office.
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