Tongues Wag As Video of Tinubu Openly Snubbing Sanwo-Olu Goes Viral
With no handshake from the President, no statement or permission to speak in a *project commissioned in Lekki Lagos* State, with uncomfortable body language, Tongues have found reasons to wag over how Gov Sanwo-Olu, the Chairman of South West Governors Forum was treated at the inauguration of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway
By: Olufemi Orunsola
A cacophony of comments and reactions have trailed the emergence of a viral video in which President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was spotted openly skipping Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu while exchanging hand shakes with prominent Nigerians.
The short Viral video sighted by OPEN TELEVISION NAIJA (OTN) News, emerged from the inauguration of the first phase of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway over the weekend, in Lagos.
OTN News further reports that the inauguration event of the completed phase 1, section 1 (30km by six lanes) of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway in the commercial city, was attended by several dignitaries, including former Senate President Ahmed Lawan, Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno; Douye Diri, governor of Bayelsa; and Bassey Otu, governor of Cross River.
President Tinubu was seen exchanging pleasantries by shaking hands with the dignitaries as he proceeded along the line of officials.
However, when Tinubu reached Sanwo-Olu, he ignored the Lagos governor, moved on, and extended a handshake directly to greet Ahmed Ododo, the governor of Kogi, who was next in line.
Before the open snubbing encounter, there has been speculations that Sanwo-Olu and Tinubu are not on good terms following the impeachment of Mudashiru Obasa as Lagos assembly speaker.
Obasa was removed from office by a majority of lawmakers in February over allegations of financial misconduct but was later reinstated after 49 days when Tinubu allegedly intervened.
Netizens have, therefore, expressed different opinions in reactions to the viral video, with some criticising the president for always finding reasons to play politics of unlimited god-fatherism.
Others have alleged that the new scuttle between the President and Sanwo-Olu might not be unconnected with the attitude of the Lagos State Governor towards the 2027 Gubernatorial ambitions of the President's son, Seyi Tinubu.
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