Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said that the Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms of the All Progressives Congress for him to run for second term in office were bought for him by Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.

Sanwo-Olu made this known on Friday through his Chief Press Secretary, Gboyega Akosile via a tweet.

Quoting Sanwo-Olu,  Gboyega tweeted: “Asiwaju Tinubu paid for my second term nomination and expression of interest forms to run for second term, says Sanwo-Olu”.

This should put to rest the speculations on social media that Tinubu told  Sanwo-Olu he should forget about the second term as he had switched his support for a former Permanent Secretary in the Lagos State Civil Service,  Mustapha Olorunfemi.

There had been speculation that despite the Governor’s Advisory Council (of which Tinubu is the leader) endorsing Sanwo-Olu, Tinubu had rejected the governor’s passionate plea to be allowed a second term in office.

Meanwhile,  a group which calls itself the  Ambode Campaign Organisation, says it will field an aspirant to slug it out with Sanwo-Olu for the 2023 governorship ticket of the party.  The group has, however,  not clarified whether or not its aspirant would be Sanwo-Olu’s predecessor, Akinwunmi Ambode who was defeated by the incumbent in the 2019 governorship primary election.