2023:Tinubu Almost Stopped Sanwo-Olu’s Second Term—CAN Chairman

The chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria, Lagos Chapter, Rev Stephen Adegbite has explained that for the intervention of the church, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu would have been denied second term by Asiwaju Tinubu

Rev Adegbite in an interview with Saturday Punch said the church had to plead with Tinubu to endorse Sanwo-Olu’s second term.

“When the time came for the Christian body to demand a Christian governor, despite the objection of the sitting governor to it, Bola Tinubu accepted that a Christian must also rule as a governor and 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.

“I never said that God would punish whoever does not vote for him. How will I say such a thing? Do I have their (voters’) ballot papers? But the media (not PUNCH) want to sell their papers and whatever, that was how they put it. But I have said to people that that was not what I said. We in Lagos cannot go against him because of his antecedents and what he has done for the Church.

“This same Bola Tinubu made sure that the pilgrimage ad hoc committee that has turned into a board now was created in Lagos and many children of God went to the holy land on government’s sponsorship.” He said.