Sanwo-Olu withdrew from the Lagos government debate over attack on supporters – Organizers   

Due to violence on party supporters, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu withdrew from the Lagos State Governorship Debate.

This was announced on Sunday by the debate’s organizers, who termed it “ThePlatform debate for Lagos governorship contenders.”

The governor, who is running for reelection as the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, withdrew from the debate because he did not want to share the platform with an unnamed competitor, according to debate moderator Victor Oladokun.

He said, “On account of this incident which has already gone viral, Governor Sanwo-Olu through his spokesman, announced yesterday (Saturday) that the governor will be pulling out of the debate because he won’t want to share the stage with a particular candidate whose supporters allegedly carried out the attack.”

Recall that over the weekend, in the Surulere region of the state, members of one political party were purportedly seen openly firing firearms at members of another party.

Olufunso Doherty of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour of the Labour Party (LP), and Olajide Adediran of the Peoples Democratic Party are among those taking part in the debate (PDP).

Meanwhile, in his rebuttal to the charge against his party, Adediran said his supporters won’t shoot at the people they campaign to at the Surulere area of the state, warning all his fans to stop from all forms of electoral violence.