Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has responded to recent reports suggesting he was pressured to resign over alleged health concerns.
The rumours, which circulated online, claimed that the governor had been instructed to step down from office on medical grounds, with plans for the deputy governor to assume leadership.
However, the governor’s media team dismissed the report in a statement released on Monday, describing it as false and misleading.
Signed by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, the statement clarified that there is no basis for the claims that Sanwo-Olu was asked to resign.
It further affirmed that the governor is in good health and continues to fully discharge his official duties without interruption.
“We have noted with concern a false report by Sahara Reporters alleging that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has been “ordered to resign on health grounds” with the Deputy Governor set to take over.
This report is false in its entirety. Nobody has asked the Lagos Governor to resign-this is another fake news, which has become a pattern of Sahara Reporters. Governor Sanwo-Olu remains in good health, of sound mind, and is actively discharging his duties as Governor of Lagos State.
Earlier today, the Governor received Deputy Governor Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, who paid him a courtesy visit to formally notify him of his intention to contest for Governor. The meeting was held in a cordial atmosphere, as is customary.
While Sahara Reporters has a track record of publishing disinformation, we are issuing this clarification to prevent the public from being misled by deliberate falsehoods. We would ordinarily ignore such baseless reports, but the need to reassure Lagosians makes this response necessary.
We advise the public to disregard the Sahara Reporters story and treat it as fake news.”
