The Peoples Democratic Party, Lagos State Chapter, has lambasted the lagos state governor Mr. Babajide Sanwoolu, for leaving the state at this time to go watch AFCON currently going on in Egypt. According to the PDP, the rumored sum of about $470M has been withdrawn by the governor to take himself and some persons including APC chieftains to make the trip and the LAHA must probe this.
Criticizing the governor’s leisure trip at this time, the PDP expected Mr governor to pay visits to the innocent persons who are now victims of obvious government neglect and lackadaisical attitudes, thus described it as prodigal, misappropriation and show of insensitivity to lagosians at this time that the state witnessed disasters which include boat mishap, flooding, building collapses, fuel pipeline explosions which have led to many deaths and loss of property.
Pictures of mr sanwoolu currently at the AFCON competition in Egypt have gone viral on social media thus provoking reactions from various quarters.
“whilst we are not condemning the gesture of the governor to go watch AFCON and support the Super Eagles, we are indeed disappointed and shocked that a whooping sum of $470m could be committed to the said trip whereas the state presently has been left unattended to by the combined neglect of the governor to: constitute the state cabinet and boards; commence repairs of potholes on roads; visit the victims of recent disasters in the hospitals and in fact to undertake their medical bills; visit the sites of such monumental disasters; visit the homes of the dead innocent victims of the disasters to condole & console.
The gesture by the governor in far away Egypt is therefore lousy and reflects the governor as disillusioned, misunderstanding the priorities in governance. He should return home immediately to do the needful, this state is presently held down by his style of governance”

Signed
TAOFIK GANI
Lagos state PDP

Governor Sanwo-Olu did not withdraw $470m to fund FG delegation to AFCON


Out attention has been drawn to a press statement by Lagos State chapter of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) claiming that the State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu withdrew the sum of $470m to take himself and some persons including APC Chieftains to watch the Nigeria-Cameroon match at the ongoing African Cup of Nations (AFCON).


There is nothing farther to the truth than this statement, which follows the same pattern of falsehoods usually dished out to the public by the PDP and its mouthpiece.


For the avoidance of doubt, His Excellency Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu did not make any withrawal for the purpose of attending the AFCON in Egypt.

It is a public knowledge that Mr. Sanwo-Olu was named among some other digitaries to attend the ongoing African football fiesta in Egypt.


Members of the Federal Government delegation to AFCON 2019 are Dr. Ahmed Lawan, as leader of the delegation, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Boss Mustapha.


Governors nominated and approved by President Muhammadu Buhari are His Excellency Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State.


Also on the list are Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), Mr. Habu Gumel, and a Representative of the Presidency; Captain Hosa Okunbo.


The Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports, Olusade Adesola, and Muhammad Gambo, the ministry’s Director of Facilities, are also members of the delegation, which include a former Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, to complete the 11-man list.

Is it not laughable therefore that PDP will resort to issuing press statements based on fake news on social media? Does it not stand logic on its head to allege that Governor Sanwo-Olu spent $470m to fund a trip that he was nominated as a delegate?

As we have always stated, we will again suggest to the Lagos state PDP and her spokesman to always fact check before putting pen on paper. Opposition politics is not built on lies and fake news.


GBOYEGA AKOSILE
DEPUTY CHIEF PRESS SECRETARY
TO THE GOVERNOR OF LAGOS STATE

They have started eating the money

Tiff O tiff O!!!!

Anytime politicians misappropriate public funds they always believe that they will recover the money back from the hardearned taxpayers .Lagos state government is owing world bank #600billion.Can't sanwo olu use that money he took to flex in afcon to pay part if the borrowed money?

comshots:
Anytime politicians misappropriate public funds they always believe that they will recover the money back from the hardearned taxpayers .Lagos state government is owing world bank #600billion.Can't sanwo olu use that money he took to flex in afcon to pay part if the borrowed money?

Do you know the total amount in naira of that money the PDP said he withdrew for the trip?
That alone should make any intelligent person to debunk this news as falsehood.

From Nigeria to Cairo for such amount?

Most of you should think please.
How did the PDP know the exact amount he withdrew?
Where is the proof of their assertion?
Please be wise my friend, you may not like someone doesn't mean that you won't reason when he's accused.

kingkakaone:

Do you know the total amount in naira of that money the PDP said he withdrew for the trip?
That alone should make any intelligent person to debunk this news as falsehood.

From Nigeria to Cairo for such amount?

Most of you should think please.
How did the PDP know the exact amount he withdrew?
Where is the proof of their assertion?
Please be wise my friend, you may not like someone doesn't mean that you won't reason when he's accused.

Na free trip them take go watch afcon?Calculate the duration of their stay in Egypt plus feeding, 5, star hotel accommodation, prostitutes he and his entourage will pay to knack.E go reach that amount.

comshots:
Na free trip them take go watch afcon?Calculate the duration of their stay in Egypt plus feeding, 5, star hotel accommodation, prostitutes he and his entourage will pay to knack.E go reach that amount.

You still miss the point.
Read his response so you can understand better.
Himself and Okowa were picked among governors, plus that money cannot be spent even if they stay 10days.
Must everything be about sex in this nairaland?