Former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola
Tinubu, has been asked to rescind his decision to impose his daughter,
Shade Tinubu-Ojo, as the new leader of market women in the state.
Peoples Democratic
Party, in a statement on Monday by its Lagos Publicity Secretary,
Taofik Gani, urged him to allow democracy to prevail in the selection of
a new leader.
“You should allow the simple tenets of democracy to
prevail in the selection of a new leader for the market women, more so
as there is no cogent evidence that the nominee is a full-time market
woman,” the statement said.
The former governor had allegedly
announced the choice during the eighth day Firdau prayer for his mother
and former leader of Association of Market Women and Men of Nigeria,
Alhaja Abibat Mogaji.
The statement said, “The former governor plans
to confirm this choice to market leaders at a meeting he has summoned
for Tuesday (today) at his residence.
“This new development portends
great danger for our democracy and indeed Lagos’ integrity. We are thus
calling on Governor Babatunde Fashola not to sit on the fence at this
auspicious time.”
Source: Punch
