By Akinwale Kasali
The Lagos State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have called for the immediate resignation of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu over the recent Lekki Killings of #EndSARS protesters and misrepresentation of the people of Lagos.
The PDP stressed that Governor Sanwo-Olu needs to resign as he no longer enjoyed the confidence of the people.
The Lagos State PDP Publicity Secretary, Taofik Gani, said Governor Sanwo-Olu could no longer be trusted following the disclosure that he invited the army to quell and disperse EndSARS protesters at the Lekki Toll-Gate, where there is a controversy over the number of fatalities and the injured.
“The PDP is of the view that it is more expedient for Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to step aside now that the army has revealed him as the person who invited the soldiers to quell the Lekki protest.
“Obviously, Lagosians can no longer trust a governor who denies his actions in government. Sanwo-olu has no moral standing worth being proud of and he should admit this and honourably leave the stage as governor. Lagos is held down by his recent misdeeds. Sanwo-Olu has done his best, but not good enough to propel the state to greater development heights. The state is now inadequate in areas of security, commerce, infrastructure, government-citizens’ trust, among others,” Gani said.
He decried what he called the “multiple collapses of pillars of good governance in the state” in the last two weeks, and added that the state had become overwhelmed by issues of insecurity, even as residents were panicky and did not know what wouldhappen next.
“If this state continues to experience thiscollapses in next 72 hours, it may suffer a declaration of a state of emergency, a step that would likely deprive all. The anarchical traffic situations, corruption in state services, high-handedness, favouritism in the state is disturbing.”
Reacting to the call by the PDP that Governor Sanwo-Olu should resign, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Sanwo-Olu, Gboyega Akosile, declined to comment on the issue, but referred the Reporter to the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The APC Lagos State Chairman, Babatunde Balogun and Publicity Secretary, Oluseye Oladejo did not respond to several calls and text messages sent to them as at press time.
Joe Igbokwe, the former APC Publicity Secretary in the State said he could no longer speak for the APC, but, however, described the PDP as a moribund party in the state and in no position to make such demands.
“Only the electorate that elected Governor Sanwo-Olu can remove him from office and not a moribund party like PDP,” he said.
