UPDATED: Lagos Govt Speaks Out Amid Reports EFCC Plans to Arrest Sanwo Olu
- Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said he has been a model in terms of service delivery, prudent and judicious management of public resources
- Therefore, Sanwo-Olu asserted that he has nothing to fear when he eventually leaves office at the end of his tenure in May 2027
- Amid reports that Sanwo-Olu could be arrested, the government warned media organisations to be wary
Legit.ng journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over nine years of experience covering public affairs and governance.
Ikeja, Lagos state - The Lagos state government has said Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu "at no time, sued or briefed any legal practitioner to file a suit on his behalf concerning an alleged plan to arrest and prosecute him.
As reported by Vanguard newspaper on Tuesday, October 29, the EFCC plans to sanction Sanwo-Olu after his tenure as governor in 2027.
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Daily Trust also noted the development.
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However, reacting via a statement by Lawal Pedro (SAN), the attorney-general and commissioner for justice, Lagos state, the government said it is "disingenuous" for Sanwo-Olu, who enjoys immunity, to brief any lawyer on this kind of matter.
Pedro said:
"To the best of my knowledge and my inquiry confirmed that the EFCC is not investigating the Governor and has never invited him or threatened arrest of any member of his staff, domestic or otherwise.
"We are currently investigating how the case came to be without our knowledge."
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Lagos to acquire 100 CNG trucks
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Muyiwa Gbadegesin, the managing director (MD) of the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), hinted that the Sanwo-Olu-led administration will soon acquire 100 compressed natural gas (CNG) trucks.
Gbadegesin disclosed this at a one-day stakeholders’ interactive forum on sustainable waste management.
The CNG trucks would be used for the operations of the private sector participants (PSP).
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