2023: Sanwo-Olu Has No Opposition, Says Aide

The chief press secretary to the Lagos State governor, Mr. Gboyega Akosile has expressed optimism that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu would win the forthcoming governorship poll, declaring that “there is no opposition in the state”.

He said those contesting against  Sanwo-Olu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in next month’s  poll, were “comedians, jesters, and boys who just want people to notice them.”

 Speaking during TVC News Breakfast live programme on “2023 General Election, Focus on Lagos State Politics,” Akosile said the governor’s image has gotten to a stage that international bodies are struggling to have him for talks.

 According to him, the governor cannot, “debate on the same podium with people who don’t care about the lives of Lagosians.”

He said, “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?