The then-governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, once revealed that the current governor of the state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, was not fit as a result of his record in the United States of America.
Ambode disclosed this in the build-up to the 2019 gubernatorial election in the state.
Speaking at a press conference at the Government House in Alausa, Ikeja, Ambode alleged that Sanwo-Olu was arrested in the States for spending counterfeit dollars at a nightclub.
He further claimed that Sanwo-Olu had undergone mental health rehabilitation at Gbagada General Hospital in Lagos, questioning his ability to lead the state.
Although Ambode did not mention Sanwo-Olu by name, it was evident he was referring to him, as Obafemi Hamzat, the third aspirant for the APC ticket, had stepped down the previous day. Ambode, who has faced calls to also withdraw from the race, urged the party’s leadership in Lagos to “do the right thing.”
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He added that Sanwo-Olu was being pushed into a role he was not capable of handling.
“We have never responded to the campaign of calumny on social media. We have one family in APC. The aspirant being put up to compete against us is not a fit and proper person to take this job,” he said.
“I have done everything in the last three and a half years to serve people selflessly and to serve the poor. This particular aspirant is someone who has been arrested for spending fake dollars in a nightclub in America, and he was detained for months.
“He doesn’t have the competence to do what he is being propelled to do. This is somebody who has gone for rehabilitation before. The records are there at the Gbagada General Hospital. We don’t want to go to far. Our leadership should have a rethink.
“I plead with our leaders to have a rethink, It is not about me, it is about the opportunity that APC has.”
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