Ajirioghene Imah
Nigeria actor and musician Folarin Falana popularly known as Falz has reacted to the appreciation post of the re-elected Governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu to Lagosians following his electoral victory.
It would be recalled that Sanwo-Olu was delcared winner of the Lagos state Governorship election held on Saturday, March 18, after he had a total of 762134 votes, defeating Labour Party’s Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour and Jandor of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP.
Sanwo-olu had taken to his Twitter to appreciate the people of Lagos state for re-electing him into office, and reemphasized his commitment to serve them.
“Thank you Lagosians!
I am deeply humbled and grateful for the overwhelming support and trust of the good people of Lagos State. I am honored to be re-elected as your Governor and pledge to continue to work tirelessly to deliver a better Lagos for all.
Thank you for believing in me.
I have personally penned my thoughts in a letter to you. I hope you read it and truly feel my passion for Lagos and for you:
These elections have deeply tested us as a people. This victory is not just mine, but it belongs to every Lagosian.
I have worked hard to live up to this responsibility of governing the most important subnational economy in Africa. We certainly could not have done this by ourselves. Thank you to the Almighty God and all of Lagos. Immense gratitude goes to our great party, APC, and our President-Elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.” he said
However, the tweet didn’t sit well with many, including rapper Falz, as a result of the events that unfolded during the election last Saturday.
Recall that there were reports of intimidation, tribal discrimination, and thuggery in different parts of the state, allegedly perperated by the ruling party.
Reacting to the tweet, Falz wrote,
“You were not re-elected. You selected yourself. Everybody saw it unfold. You are only deceiving yourselves.”