A human rights activist Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa on Saturday accused the Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of abandoning his elected responsibilities to take over campaign activities of his mentor and former governor of the State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who emerged the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) last Wednesday.
He said since the declaration of the presidential aspiration of Tinubu, Governor Babajide Sanwo-olu has abandoned governance in Lagos State.
“He is the unofficial campaign manager of Tinubu, his media strategist and personal anchorman. The Governor has hardly been in office.”
According to him, it is worrisome that a governor who declared the ban on commercial motorbikes has not been on ground to monitor the daily crisis occasioned by the declaration, though commendable but needs careful enforcement.
The rainy season in Lagos is always a bitter experience for Lagosians in flooding, heavy traffic and other casualties, but the Governor has not been on his seat to address issues related to this. Crime has been on the increase in Lagos lately.
No doubt state resources will be involved in these campaign activities and most government officials will cash in on the absence of the Governor to also abandon their responsibilities, either to pursue their political other business interests. There are many more grave consequences attendant upon the decision of the Governor to abdicate his constitutional responsibilities in pursuit of the political ambition of the APC presidential flag bearer.
From all the foregoing, I do hereby appeal to Governor Sanwoolu to return to Lagos and assume his constitutional responsibilities of functional governance. He held that Sanwo-Olu is not elected as Campaign Manager of politicians but as a state administrator.
