APC guber candidate pulls out of debate, gives reason

  • Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the governor Lagos, has decided not to be a part of ThePlatform gubernatorial debate in Lagos
  • Sanwo-Olu said he made this decision because he does not want to share a stage with the PDP’s governorship candidate, Olajide Adediran, who supporters alleged demonstrated violence recently
  • It was claimed that supporters of Adediran shot at supporters of another governorship candidate in Surulere

Lagos – The governor of Lagos, Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos, has declined to participate in the ThePlatform debate organised for gubernatorial candidates in the state ahead of the general election.

According to the moderator, Victor Oladokun, Sanwo, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), explained that he pulled out of the debate held on Sunday, January 29, because he does not want to share the stage with Olajide Adediran (aka Jandor), the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), whose supporters were violent towards the supporters of another candidate, Channels TV reports.