- Safiu Kehinde
President Bola Tinubu has reignited controversies surrounding his relationship with Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, as he openly snubbed the governor while being welcomed at the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway inauguration ceremony on Saturday.
Amid growing speculations of possible dent in the relationship between the President and the state governor, Tinubu on Saturday raised eyebrow after failing to acknowledge Sanwo-Olu’s presence while greeting state governors present at the event.
The moment which was captured in a now viral video shared on X saw the President extending handshake to Plateau, Borno, and Cross River states governors, Caleb Mutfwang, Babagana Zulum, and Bassey Otu respectively.
Standing next to Otu was Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, and Sanwo-Olu.
While the President extended the gesture to Diri, he shockingly skipped Sanwo-Olu to greet Kogi state governor, Usman Ododo.
Meanwhile, Sanwo-Olu, unlike other governors only genuflected in acknowledgment of the President without extending his hands for handshake.
This had however sparked mixed reactions from netizens over the development.
“This should be an honest mistake.”@ Oladele
“That wasn’t a snub he didn’t even stretch his hand”@tboss_guy
“They came to the venue together, you want them to over greet each other, watch the clip again, MG didn’t stretch out his hand and this is not snubbing” @kamorubabs
“How can he snub who he has been with all day”@Alpha_Yom
“Hahahaha, if you can’t be consistently loyal, you’re out. Anyways, making way for Son and the speaker, something fun is loading in Lagos I’m guessing 🤔”@Real_E_Cube
“All na drama, trust me they are the finest actors around. They used this gimmick during elections, acting sick, dancing, and acting like they knew not what they were doing, but trust me, deep down it’s part of the grand plan. They are working in unison in the background for 2027″@Vic_Obi
“it’s not any snub. He recieved the president at Airport, they have been together throughout, needless of shaking. This is not a snub”@manman
“They are not actually in good terms…Jide has zero input in choosing candidate for APC in the just concluded APC primary…”@netgeria
“They always meet Everytime..he is his boy all the time.. showcasing doesn’t match loyalty..jide is his boy and a loyal one”@felixjay101