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TUNDE FOWLER RESIGNS
Beleaguered boss of the money-spinning Lagos Inland Revenue Service, Tunde Fowler, has resigned his appointment. It was a quiet affair that we heard came to many of his staff as a numbing shock. As yet, no official reason was given for Fowler’s resignation but redoubtable sources opine that the suave gentleman took the decision to step down in order to concentrate on his barely-concealed gubernatorial ambition. Over the past few months, especially as Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola’s tenure is nearing its twilight, there have been permutations and conjectures about who should succeed him and what criteria such person should come with. Significantly, there has been a hue and cry about the fact that a Christian should succeed Fashola who like his predecessor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, is a Moslem. More so, the godfather of southwest politics, Tinubu, has reportedly narrowed down his search for Fashola’s successor to a Christian technocrat.
All these factors seem to favour Fowler. The 1981 MBA holder from the California State University, Dominguez Hills, USA, believes whichever way the pendulum swings, he is in pole position to emerge as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos. There are a few hitches however concerning his moral suitability for the office of governor. Fowler has an unabashed love for the exotic and flamboyant things of life. And he is not afraid to show off, a trait that long ago put him in the bad books of Governor Fashola. Even though flamboyance is not a crime in itself, the obscenely expensive wedding Fowler threw for his daughter, Funke, in Dubai in 2011 underscores how far he can go to satisfy his expensive cravings. The high profile wedding hosted over 300 Nigerians in Dubai. There were reports of chartered flights to ferry guests to and fro. Governor Fashola was riled. Discerning Lagosians at home and in the Diaspora unanimously voiced their dissent for Fowler’s profligacy and questioning how he was able to fund the wedding without having dipped his hands in the tax till,It took prominent Lagosians and Tinubu to help Fowler retain his job,Also Sen Ashafa is said to have quietly visited Asiwaju Tinubu and just one question he asked Do you have a candidate yet?if you do sir i wont run and as a team player will support him but as at presstime we could not get Asiwaju’s response to the senator,Also Another Major Contender Hon Ikuforiji will be honoured this weekend by the Paramount Ruler in Epe as his people continue to put presure on him for him to run for the Lagos hot seat while the Experienced Speaker who knows all about Lagos works having become the longest serving Speaker has refused to let them know hisa plans yet as he is consulting all the major leaders in the state who sees him as a bridgebuilder and teamplayer.
