Sanwo-Olu, GAC Members Meet With Tinubu In Lagos

Amid the unfolding political episodes in Lagos, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Sunday met with President Bola Tinubu at his Bourdillon residence in the highbrow Ikoyi area of the state.

There have been rumours of a perceived rift between the president and the governor, especially after the controversial removal of Mudashiru Obasa as Lagos speaker and his eventual reinstatement.

Sanwo-Olu’s conspicuous absence from the flag-off of the reconstruction of the deep seaport access road in Epe, Ijebu-Ode area of the state, early June also sparked rumours of a crack in the relationship between Sanwo-Olu and the godfather of Lagos politics.

Earlier in June, social media went ablaze when Tinubu snubbed Sanwo-Olu during the inauguration of the completed phase 1, section 1 (30km by six lanes) of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway.

In an interview with reporters after the meeting, Sanwo-Olu dismissed the rumoured rift. “There is none. He is my father and my leader and we are grateful that he has given us the audience to say hello to him today,” he said.

Also in attendance were Sanwo-Olu’s deputy, Obafemi Hamzat; Obasa and his deputy, Mojisola Meranda; Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila; among other powerbrokers in Lagos politics.