A group has accused the governorship candidate of the All
Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, of having a mental disorder history.
The allegation was made by Greater Lagos Alliance and has called for the disqualification of Ambode for the April 11, 2015 gubernatorial poll.
According to a statement issued by the group and signed by its president, Dr Lanre Adeoye, which was made available to Aproko247, Ambode’s alleged mental disorder history was uncovered after a careful investigation.
The Greater Lagos Alliance, which claimed to be non partisan, “We have been working behind the scenes for the enthronement of a new government that would take off from where Governor Fashola stops from.
“After assessing the two major candidates (Ambode and Jimi Agbaje of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP) and made our position known publicly on who to support based on their competencies and comparative advantages, we are sad to announce the withdrawal of our support for the candidate of the APC.”
Adeoye, who is a successful neuro-surgeon based in the US, said his group took its decision to withdraw its support for Ambode based on his (Ambode) condition when he visited the US for a routine checkup sometimes ago.
He said, “We met at a sanatorium where I consult and he was quite open about the fact that he has been managing his situation well. But I wasn’t convinced because the job of governing Lagos is not for somebody with such ailment. Lagos demands someone who is 105 per cent mentally and physically fit.”
“We are constrained to call on INEC to disqualify Ambode because of his mental imbalance. We cannot take such risk in Lagos State,” Adeoye added.
