A group of Lagos natives, the De Renaissance Patriots Foundation, has strongly opposed recent comments made by the Minister of Youth Development, Mr. Ayodele Olawande, regarding Seyi Tinubu’s potential leadership of Lagos State in 2027. The minister had expressed his belief that Seyi Tinubu is fit to govern the state, but the foundation has criticized his statement as “careless” and not representative of the people of Lagos.
In a statement released by its media office, the foundation emphasized that Seyi Tinubu’s claims to be from Lagos were false. They clarified that he does not have ties to any of the five divisions of Lagos State—Epe, Lagos, Badagry, Ikeja, and Ikorodu—asserting that he is not originally from Lagos at all.
The group rejected the notion of an outsider leading the state and asserted that the youth of Lagos have the capacity to govern themselves. They expressed their disapproval of elders who, according to them, have sold out the interests of the people in exchange for personal gain. They further warned Seyi Tinubu not to be misled by those encouraging him to run for governor, stating that the state’s youth would resist any such attempts.
The statement concluded by emphasizing that the leadership of Lagos should not be treated as a prize to be handed out, suggesting that if Seyi Tinubu wishes to run for office, he should consider states like Osun or Oyo, where his mother hails from. The group reinforced that Lagos has ample qualified sons and daughters capable of leading, and Nigeria is not ready for what they described as an “imperial rule” or monarchy.
So governorship is not family things, this people thing the world revolves around them. They can do anyhow and nobody will check them? No Nigerians need to wake up.