Revealed: How CAN Begged, Prevailed On Tinubu To Give Sanwo-Olu Second-Term Ticket

The Lagos State Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Bishop Stephen Adegbite has opened up on how Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu got the go ahead from Asiwaju Bola Tinubu for the second term ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) after much persuasions from the Christian body.

Adegbite who revealed that the Lagos State Governor was almost prevented from running for re-election under the APC, however, did not give the reason for the supposed denial of the second term ticket.

According to him CAN had to draw parallels between the length in office of Muslims and Christians to persuade Tinubu have a rethink on the proposed plot to deny Sanwo-Olu a second term ticket.

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,” he said of the pleas to Tinubu for a second term ticket for Sanwo-Olu.

Source: Saturday Punch

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