Ambode is a bundle of creativity, intelligence and honesty- Tinubu

Bola Tinubu has described Lagos state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode as a bundle of creativity, intelligence and honesty. Tinubu said this at the commissioning of new transportation buses in Lagos today November 12th. In his speech Tinubu recalled how Ambode provided solutions to the financial crisis which engulfed the state during his tenure between 1999 and 2007 when the then Federal Government seized the monthly allocation of Lagos for 23 months.


He said as Accountant General of Lagos State, Ambode, along with others, provided solutions to the quagmire and lifted the State out of financial crisis.

"He (Ambode) never gave excuses; he was always ready with solutions. He is a bundle of creativity, intelligence and honesty in governance. When we were thinking of whom to succeed Babatunde Raji Fashola as Lagos State Governor, Ambode himself never thought about it; we sought him out and I'm proud to be a grandfather."he said