Sanwo Olu Pauses Campaigns, Declares 3 Days Movrn!ng Following Train Acc!d3nt

Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu suspends his re-election campaigns following a tr@gic train accident that resulted in the l*ss of liv3s of state government workers.

On Thursday, March 9, 2023, the incident occurred when a train collided with a state government staff bus at Ikeja, while the bus was crossing the rail track to link Ikeja GRA.

Six people have, however, been confirmed d3ad, and several others sustained varying degrees of injur!3s.

As a mark of respect and symp@thy, the governor directed the heads of service to declare a half-day of work on Friday, March 10, 2023, and has declared three days of movvrning. During this period, officials of the state will visit the families of the dec3ased and offer their condolences.

The governor has also ordered that the Lagos State flag be flown at half-mast in honor of the v!ct!ms, and his campaign will be suspended during the movvrning period.

Governor Sanwo-Olu also expressed his gratitude to his political rivals, the governorship candidates of the Labour Party and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Gbadebo Rhodes Vivour and Abdul-Azeez Adediran, for their support and solidarity during this difficult time. He praised them for not politicizing the incident.

The Federal Government has also ordered an investigation into the acc!d3nt through the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB).