Bolanle Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu (Bola Tinubu)

There is a split in APC ranks between backers of Abubakar Bukola Saraki Senate President and ex-Governor of Kwara State and of Bola Tinubu Lagos State ex-Governor and veteran political kingpin in the south-west...

Another figure to watch in the APC constellation will be former Lagos State Governor Bola Tinubu who is still the party's godfather in the south-west...

Mentor and rivalIn the case of Fashola and Fayemi these questions seem to have emanated from the camp of their mentor-turned-rival Bola Ahmed Tinubu...

Political critics say that in the absence of a new government power over the EFCC has been ceded to the APC especially to former Lagos State Governor Bola Ahmed Tinubu who is said to be extremely close to the Director of Operations Olaolu Adegbite a former Chief Superintendent of Police...

The allegation that it was Bola Ahmed Tinubu that instigated this EFCC issue with Saraki's wife carries weight...

Other cabinet candidates including nominees of Bola Tinubu godfather of the victorious All Progressives Congress (APC) in the south-west are being screened for corruption links...

MachiavellianFor now the unknown in the APC is the role of Bola Ahmed Tinubu self-styled national leader of the party...

Part of that will be reward for the national role of Lagos and that of its political chieftain and former state Governor Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in underpinning the south-north alliance that was the backbone of the APC's national campaign...

The APC party machine led by former Lagos Governor Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu signally failed to deliver a huge vote with only 1...

That's all the more remarkable given that supporters of Bola Tinubu – a ruthless deal-maker ranking with the likes of Chicago's Mayor Richard Daley – claim he was the presiding genius behind the APC alliance...

Buhari's entourage which included Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi and ex-Governor of Lagos Bola Tinubu were surprised at the warmth of Hammond's welcome...

The APC's two main components are Buhari's faction with substantial grassroots support in the north and Lagos ex-Governor Bola Tinubu's faction in the south-west which controls most state governments in the region...