{"id":287,"date":"2025-06-19T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=287"},"modified":"2025-06-18T23:37:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T23:37:29","slug":"lagos-political-storm-clears-as-tinubu-forgives-sanwo-olu-in-gac-brokered-truce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=287","title":{"rendered":"Lagos political storm clears as Tinubu forgives Sanwo-Olu in GAC-brokered truce"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The political storm cloud hanging over Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, was swept away yesterday as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu gave him a public endorsement, dispelling lingering speculations of a rift between them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At a high-stakes reconciliation meeting held at the President\u2019s private residence in Ikoyi, Lagos, Tinubu, long regarded as Sanwo-Olu\u2019s political mentor and benefactor, reportedly declared: \u201cAll is over. There is no need to beat around the bush or go into unnecessary talk. Continue with your work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ayra Starr - Goodbye (Warm Up) ft. Asake (Official Music Video)\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/22PZkwJpu9k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The remarks were made before key members of the Lagos State Governance Advisory Council (GAC), the apex decision-making body of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, led by its chairman, Tajudeen Olusi. The council had accompanied Sanwo-Olu to plead for forgiveness and reaffirm political loyalty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This dramatic intervention followed days of swirling rumours and public tension. Since Tinubu\u2019s arrival in Lagos last week, Sanwo-Olu had been visibly sidelined from major public engagements. The situation reached a climax when Tinubu appeared to snub the governor by refusing a handshake during a public event, an act that set off a firestorm of speculations over a fallout ahead of the 2027 elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sources told The Guardian that the reconciliation meeting was facilitated after behind-the-scenes efforts by influential GAC members, who were alarmed by the escalating political drama. Olusi, in particular, was said to have appealed to Tinubu to forgive the governor, acknowledging that the President had been visibly unhappy with certain developments in Lagos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chairman of the GAC, Alhaji Olusi, reportedly told the President: \u201cWe know you are not pleased with some of us, especially the governor. We ask for mercy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In response, Tinubu, according to multiple sources present at the meeting, said: \u201cIt\u2019s all over now. All is forgiven.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The President also told Sanwo-Olu and the GAC members to go ahead with the planned local government elections scheduled to be held on July 12, saying, \u201cI am too busy for council matters. Go ahead and ensure the right thing is done. Give fair opportunities to everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At that moment, Sanwo-Olu and members of the council were said to have prostrated before the President in a symbolic gesture of reconciliation and loyalty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Though neither Sanwo-Olu nor Tinubu publicly confirmed a dispute, APC insiders at national, zonal, and state levels had hinted at growing friction. Sources cited Sanwo-Olu\u2019s alleged attempts to assert greater independence by marginalising Tinubu loyalists within the state\u2019s political structure. <a href=\"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/politics\/lagos-political-storm-clears-as-tinubu-forgives-sanwo-olu-in-gac-brokered-truce\/\">(Guardian)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The political storm cloud hanging over Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, was swept away yesterday as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu gave him a public endorsement, dispelling lingering speculations of a rift between them. 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