The absence of the name of former Lagos Governor, Akinwumi Ambode, on the list of nominees, in spite of his earlier humiliation from the governorship race, is hard to comprehend. His nomination was widely speculated but he eventually lost out to the heavyweights in his state. With
Ukungabikhona kwegama lowaye nguMphathwase-Lagos, u-Akinwumi Ambode, ohlwini lwabakhethiwe, nanoma waphatheka kabi kakhulu ekungeneleni umjaho wobuphathi ngaphambilini, kunzima ukukuqondisisa. Ukukhethwa kwakhe kwacatshangwa kakhulu kodwa ekugcineni wagcina ehlulwe ngabanesisindo esikhulu kuhulumeni wakhe. 