The Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, has amplified the narrative about Seyi Tinubu, President Bola Tinubu’s son to become the next Governor of Lagos State.
Conversations about Seyi succeeding Governor Babajide
Sanwo-Olu started late last year when a socio-political organisation, Friends
of Seyi Tinubu (FOST) endorsed him for the number one political office in the
state.
Speaking in an interview with Seun Okinbaloye, Olawande, who
described Seyi as his leader and mentor, said the president’s son has the
capacity to lead Lagos State.
The minister argued that Seyi is not too young to be a
governor, adding that he is (Seyi) a well-trained young man, who has supported
and elevated many young Nigerians even when his father was not the president.
“He is not too young to become a governor, that’s the truth,
adding that Seyi is qualified to become the next Lagos State Governor. He is a
well trained youngman that has built a lot of young people, massive young
people even when his father is not the president,” Olawande said.
The minister, however, claimed Seyi has nothing to do with
the endorsement by groups campaigning for him to become a governor.
Olawande said, “Seyi is not the one engineering the campaign
to become the next governor of Lagos State.”
“Everybody has tendency to become whatever he/she wants to
become… This is what I’ve understand (sic) too, when you are outside there or
you’re popular or you have one or two things to do, people would say a lot of
things about you.”
Meanwhile, since the campaign for him to succeed Sanwo-Olu
started in 2024, the president’s son has neither confirmed nor denied having a
political ambition ahead of the 2027 general election.
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