Several mysteries have happened in the political space of Nigeria but if what happened on Saturday between Governor Sanwoolu and President Tinubu isn’t a mistake, then we are about to witness the biggest political fracas in the country.
Governor Sanwoolu has been in the news since yesterday following the cold reaction he got from President Tinubu when he tried to greet him at the venue for the commissioning of Lagos-Calabar costal highway.
The president, who got a standing ovation on arrival at the fully packed event centre, was seen in a video exchanging pleasantries with governors, senators and very important personalities at the event. Some who weren’t seated at the front sit had to come from the back to get a handshake from the president who stretched his hands forward for everyone that he came across but the story changed when it go to Governor Sanwoolu’s turn.
As a matter of fact, Governor Babajide Sanwoolu portrayed the most ‘respect’ among the governors ; he took a very humble bow to acknowledge the superiority of President Tinubu but unfortunately, the president skipped him in the privilege of a hand-shake or at least a wave or look to acknowledge his ‘omoluabi-ness’, it was such an embarrassing moment.
Although, this doesn’t directly mean the governor and his political godfather are having issues but we can’t write off anything, there have been whispers about a political crisis between them since the days of the Lagos assembly speakership tussle and coupled with the fact that Primate Elijah Ayodele, the Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church and Nigeria’s leading prophet had prophesied a crisis between them.
The prophet issued this revelation in 2023, during the same time he revealed that the suspended governor of Rivers state, Sim Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike would have issues.
According to daily post, “He noted that the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and the Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu will have their issues, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, and his successor, Sim Fubura, Delta state governor, Ifeanyi Okowa and his successor, Sheriff Oborevwori, and several others.”
Can we say Primate Ayodele’s prophecy is coming to pass already?