Magodo crisis: Lagos PDP chieftains knock Buhari, give kudos to Sanwo-Olu

Chieftains of the People’s Democratic Party in Lagos State have reacted to the dispute between residents of Magodo Phase 2 Estate area of the state and judgment creditors.

The PDP candidate in the last Lagos-East Senatorial District bye-elections, Babatunde Gbadamosi, posted on his media platform recently that the governor put the cart before the horse in his handling of the disputes between the judgment creditors and the residents of the estate.

In a response to a Lagos State press statement, titled, ‘Lagos State Government Meets With Stakeholders on the Magodo Shangisga Dispute,’ where the state later proposed an amicable solution to the judgment creditors, Gbadamosi said, “This is what should have been done before, instead of needless grandstanding that dragged the office of the Executive Governor into disrepute.”

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He, however, praised Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for quick and fair intervention while berating past administrations.

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“Kudos to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for this important first step towards implementing the Supreme Court Judgement and stopping the portrayal of the Lagos State Government of the last 22 years as one that habitually disobeys or circumvents unfavourable Judicial Pronouncements,” he said.

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The former publicity secretary of the PDP in the state, Ganiu Taofeeq, said that the Lagos State Government has done quite well in giving support to the victims(residents) of Magodo while engaging the judgment creditors.

In a telephone chat with The PUNCH, Taofeeq expressed concern that the Governor was powerless in his role as the Chief Security Officer before the Chief Superintendent of Police who was sent by the Inspector-General of Police and the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice to carry out an assignment in a “Getaspo manner”.