Sanwo-Olu healthy, not ordered to resign – LASG debunks report

The Lagos State government has dismissed a viral report purportedly ordering Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to resign on health grounds and hand over to his deputy, Obafemi Kadri Hamzat.

The report was published on Monday night by a popular Online medium, quoting anonymous presidency sources to back the claim. The report came on the same day Sanwo-Olu raised the hands of his deputy, Hamzat, and publicly endorsed his aspiration to succeed him as governor in 2027.

But in a quick reaction on Tuesday, a statement issued by Gboyega Akosile, the special adiver to Sanwo-Olu on media and publicity, the described the report as false, stating that Sanw-Olu is fit and healthy.

“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. Governor Sanwo-Olu remains in good health, of sound mind, and is actively discharging his duties as Governor of Lagos State.

Earlier today (Monday), 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,” Akosile said the statement.