Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has revealed that it was Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu that paid for his expression of interest form and nomination form to run for the second term in office as Governor.
According to the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Gboyega Akosile, the Governor said: “Asiwaju Bola Tinubu paid for my second term nomination and expression of interest forms to run for second term.”
There are media reports suggesting that Tinubu, who is a former Governor of Lagos State and the national leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), may have dropped Sanwo-Olu and anointed another candidate to replace the Governor in 2023.
The National Leader of All Progressives Congress, APC, and Presidential aspirant, Bola Tinubu, on Friday, raised the hands of Lagos State Governor, Bababjide Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Dr. Femi Hamzat, in practical endorsement of the duo for second term ticket in 2023 poll.
The development became necessary to douse the tension created following leaked reports of plan by the power bloc and Governance Advisory Council, GAC of the party to drop Hamzat as deputy and replace him with the present Secretary to the State Government SSG, Folashade Jaji.
Tinubu, in what seemed to be an official endorsement, gave his approval during a stakeholders’ meeting with APC chieftains and all 2023 polls aspirants, held at Adeyemi Beto Auditorium, Alausa, Ikeja,Lagos.
The stakeholders’ meeting was convened by Chairman, APC Lagos chapter, Cornelius Ojelabi, on the need to harmonise interests towards the party’s forthcoming primaries as well as ensuring as seamless exercise in a rancour free manner.
