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Lagos: I have no plan to unseat Sanwo-Olu as governor -Gbajabiamila

David Adenekan
David Adenekan
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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, has declared that he has no plan to unseat Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu as the governor of Lagos State.

Gbajabiamila represents Surulere 1 Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives.

He made the declaration on Tuesday while answering questions in an interview programme on Channels Television.

Asked if he was nursing a governorship ambition, Gbajabiamila said: “That (question) provokes a smile. No, I don’t have any such plan and I don’t have immediate plan. I have a job I am doing right now; it’s a very tough job. Sometimes, it’s the most difficult job and I say it to people in the world. People don’t understand that, but this is not a forum I’m going to break it down.

“I don’t want distractions. I am working as a Speaker of the House of Representatives with a lot of responsibilities on my shoulder right now. Any other thing would be a distraction. As for Lagos State Governorship? I have not even thought about it. Why? Because the present Governor is doing a good job.”

The Speaker who extolled the competence and leadership style of the governor mulled the idea that Sanwo-Olu be allowed to renew his mandate in the next general election.

He pointed out that the governor’s performance in the last two years had surpassed expectations.

He stated further:  “The present Governor of Lagos State (Sanwo-Olu) is doing a good job. The fact that we had a one-term governor at one time doesn’t mean it is going to be the same forever. This Governor is doing a good job under the current circumstances. It’s been a difficult time in his last two years and he has come out well. So, why should anyone upset the apple cart? I think he (Sanwo-Olu) is doing a good job.”

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