Sanwo Olu Almost Lost Second Term Ticket Until Tinubu, CAN Intervened – Lagos CAN Chairman

Bishop Stephen Adegbite, the Lagos state chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has revealed that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu was almost deprived of a second-term ticket by the All Progressives Congress (APC) if not for the intervention of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

The cleric disclosed this in an exclusive interview with Punch newspaper published on Saturday, October 22.

He noted that Tinubu accepted that a Christian must preside over Lagos state as governor after Babatunde Fashola was governor for eight years.

He said;

“That was why we had (Akinwunmi) Ambode. After four years of Ambode, he was removed and was not given the opportunity to rule for 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.

“So, those were the things we mentioned at that event that Tinubu had done. For anybody to say he (Tinubu) has done evil to the church will be a disservice to ourselves and God will not be happy if I accept such.”