Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has declared that there is no opposition to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the preparations for the 2023 general elections in the state.
The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Gboyega Akosile, speaking on TVC News Breakfast live programme, said that the candidates challenging Governor Sanwo-Olu, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in March 11 governorship election, are “comedians, jesters, and boys who just want people to notice them.” He affirmed that there is no opposition to Governor Sanwo-Olu in the state.
Akosile said Governor Sanwo-Olu’s image has got to a stage that international bodies are struggling to have him for talks, and therefore, the Governor cannot “debate on the same podium with people who don’t care about the lives of Lagosians.”
Akosile also took a swipe at a governorship candidate for unleashing terror on the citizens of Lagos State.
He declared: “I don’t see opposition in Lagos. Unfortunately, I just see some jesters. I see some comedians. I see some boys who just want people to notice them.
“Somebody asked me in a WhatsApp group why the governor didn’t go for a debate. I said ‘which debate? To debate with who?’
“Apart from the fact that the state government decided against that (the debate), because some guys who jumped from APC to PDP feel that the best way to get into media reckoning is by unleashing terror on the citizens of Lagos State. That is not the kind of character that we want to sit down with. That is not the kind of person that we want to debate with.
“Governor Sanwo-Olu’s image has gotten to a stage, where international bodies are struggling to have him for talks. So, why will he debate on the same podium with people who don’t care about the lives of Lagosians?
“I saw a video where people carry guns in broad daylight. We say no. This is not the kind of politics that we want to play. So, there is no opposition.
“I know there is another young man, who speaks very good English. He has a gift of oratory, but maybe that one can start from a local government. Give him a supervisor.”
Akosile, rolling out some of the landmark achievements and iconic projects delivered by the Sanwo-Olu administration based on the six pillars’ THEMES development agenda for Greater Lagos, said Governor Sanwo-Olu deserved a second term having delivered his campaign promises to Lagos residents and with further assurance to do more if re-elected.
He said one of the rare qualities possessed by Governor Sanwo-Olu is his penchant for keeping promises.
“He told us that his government would continue with projects he met on the ground and that’s exactly what he has done,” Akosile stated.