Bishop Stephen Adegbite, the Lagos State Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria, has revealed how they pleaded with the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, to allow Babajide Sanwo-Olu to run for a second term.
Adegbite revealed that the Lagos State Governor was almost prevented from running for re-election under the APC.
The CAN Chairman stated that Christians in the state begged Tinubu to allow Sanwo-Olu to run in the 2023 election because Muslims had ruled the state for 15 years.
According to Adegbite, Akinwunmi Ambode was only allowed to rule the state for four years before being deposed.
He stated that Tinubu, after reaching out to him, agreed to have a Christian rule the state for another four years.
This was stated by the CAN Chairman while speaking about the APC’s Muslim/Muslim ticket and how Tinubu has supported Christians.
Adegbite in an interview with Punch said;
Bola Tinubu made sure that the pilgrimage ad hoc committee that has turned into a board now was created in Lagos and many children of God went to the holy land on government’s sponsorship.
When the time came for the Christian body to demand a Christian governor, despite the objection of the sitting governor to it, Bola Tinubu accepted that a Christian must also rule as a governor and that was why we had (Akinwunmi) Ambode.
After four years of Ambode, he was removed and was not given the opportunity to rule for a second term, Babajide Sanwo-Olu won the election.
He (Sanwo-Olu) narrowly escaped not being allowed to go for a second term but the church in Lagos also stood and approached Tinubu that he should be allowed because Muslims have ruled Lagos State for 15 years, so Christians should continue at least for another four years and he (Tinubu) agreed and that is why Sanwo-Olu is contesting again.