At last, Gov. Sanwo-Olu, Deputy get Tinubu’s endorsement for second term

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and former Lagos State Governor on Friday put an end to the waiting game and speculations about second term ticket for Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and his deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, by announcing their
endorsement.

Tinubu has been silent about giving the APC ticket to Sanwo-Olu ahead of the party’s primaries later in May.

But in a tweet on Friday, Tinubu was quoted to have endorsed Sanwo-Olu and his deputy by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Gboyega Akosile.

He tweeted: “Asiwaju ⁦@officialABAT officially endorsed Governor ⁦@jidesanwoolu and deputy @drobafemihamzat for second term.”

Persecondnews reports that Akosile also released a video of Tinubu raising the hands of the governor and his deputy.

Tinubu had in 2018 denied the then Lagos Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode a second term with the governorship primary skewed against him, leading to the emergence of Sanwo-Olu.

Ambode had during the four-year tenure executed some landmark projects and reportedly refused to be teleguided by the powers-that-be in the state.