A high-level insider revealed: “The President’s team ordered footage of the airport snub to be suppressed.” A Lagos APC member added: “This mirrors Tinubu’s history with allies he later perceives as disloyal.”
The once-close relationship between President Bola Tinubu and his political protégé, Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has deteriorated significantly, with recent events exposing the growing divide. During Tinubu’s visit to Lagos, the President conspicuously ignored Sanwo-Olu at the airport, greeting only Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat, while the governor was excluded from key engagements, including the ECOWAS 50th anniversary. Sources confirm Sanwo-Olu’s name was nearly omitted from the official protocol list, requiring last-minute lobbying to secure his presence.
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