The governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has unblocked human rights lawyer Festus Ogun on X (formerly Twitter) after a meeting at Lagos House, Marina, on Friday.
Ogun disclosed this in a post via his Instagram handle on Saturday.
The lawyer stated that Sanwo-Olu personally invited him for a brief meeting to address his complaints.
“Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has unblocked me on X (Twitter). I met briefly with him yesterday at Lagos House Marina, on his invitation, to amicably resolve my complaint of human rights violations. We will continue to hold authorities accountable, regardless. Aluta continua!” Ogun wrote.
Ogun had earlier dragged Sanwo-Olu to a Federal High Court in Lagos for allegedly violating his fundamental rights by blocking him on his verified X account.
He urged the court to compel Sanwo-Olu to issue a public apology to him.
Ogun, who described himself as “haunted, traumatised and emotionally disturbed,” stressed that the matter went beyond his personal grievance.
The lawyer also invited the court to take guidance from a 2019 ruling in the United States and argued that intolerance to opposing views undermines democracy.
