Babajide Sanwo-Olu: Stand Still

No smoke without fire, I wrote on WhatsApp when the news of my person suing EFCC came out and quickly followed by his rebuttal through the Attorney General’s office.

These things don’t just happen like that, there must be some undercurrent, I wrote. Sadly, that write-up pulled in some engagements, which points to the possible turbulence within Camelot.

The whole thing reminds me of a discussion I once had with an influential sitting governor. He had lamented that it is now the norm that governors would be humiliated once the immunity is removed and it’s true if you really look at it.

Once you are out of office, EFCC comes at you the next morning and for the next ten years, it’s one struggle or the other. Some of them really deserve it. In fact, most of them really do deserve it because of the way they run the whole thing like a personal fiefdom.

As for my paddy, Sanwo-Olu, I would say that he should hunker down and expect the worst. He is a different kind of soul, he has run Lagos to the very best of his ability; tried to be fair and just; and also tried very hard to make a difference. His personal sacrifice especially at the time of Covid-19; his enthusiasm to jump on the side of the people and all his well-meaning policies and initiatives will fight for him.

He would be very naïve if he sat down hoping that he would be allowed a peaceful transition to his next port in this Lagos which is roforofo at best. As such, he must and should be ready to run through fire from the moment he hands over.

This is the Nigeria we have built for ourselves where dog eat dog is the order of the day. He should however be rest assured that God will not sleep on his case because he is a good man who did it as best as he could. We dey here, no worry, we dey here.