Bishop Funso Awe, the 2019 governorship candidate of the National Conscience Party (NCP), is the Bishop of the Orthodox Anglican Church, Lagos Mainland Diocese, as well as the General Secretary, Civil Consciousness Initiative (CCI). In this interview with EJIKEME OMENAZU, he spoke on the politics of Lagos State and other issues. Excerpt:

As a former governorship candidate in Lagos State, what is your take on the state governorship come 2023 election?

I am very passionate about Lagos. As you noted, I was a governorship candidate in Lagos in the last general elections. We have the issues of Lagos at heart. We have no other place we can call our home. The progress of Lagos is our own progress. The blessings of Lagos are our own blessings. I believe that unless there is an arrangement we do not know about between Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu that he should do one term, the APC in Lagos will push Sanwo-Olu for a second term, but it will not be a walkover.

There are a lot of people who believe that the status quo in Lagos must change this time around. Such people feel that Lagos should not be dedicated to someone who governs them. They believe that Lagosians should choose for themselves who leads them. That is what a lot of Lagosians will do come 2023. They will not like to be dictated to. They will like to choose their leader and not anybody presented to them.

People believe that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu is doing well and should therefore be given the ticket to do a second term. Do you think so, too?

The case of Sanwo-Olu doing well or not doing well is not what we are talking about. Sanwo-Olu may be doing well, but Sanwo-Olu is someone’s candidate and will still remain that person’s candidate.

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Who's this one again nitori olorun bayii?

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Mtcheeeew.....

Jokers

So the only crime of Sanwoolu according to Lord Bishop is not lack of competence but bcoz he is Tinubu's candidate.
If it were not for the fortress of continuity of programs and agenda that has been built by APC in Lagos vultures like this would become governor and distort the developmental strides...too many enemy of Lagos

When I hear Lagosians will be the one to choose their own leader in any election whatsoever, am like ......

Dead on arrival.

No grassroot involvement. No solid party structure. And they always come out a few months to election. Instead of them to have started making waves years ago. Tinubu with all his connections still put in a lot of work years before elections begin.

You can't put on a mediocre showing and expect to reap a bountiful harvest.

I hope they will manage to keep their integrity intact

Ok

It will be more easier for Samwo-olu in 2023 more Than 2019.

MAGG0T:



E be like say power wan finally change hand for Afonja land

not while Tinubu is alive

he holds all Afonja under a spell

Dapson73:
It will be more easier for Samwo-olu in 2023 more Than 2019.

did I not say it

Afonja must vote Tinubu puppet

Una no dey tire

Mumu bishop.

When did Tinubu become INEC that determines who becomes governor of Lagos. Dear Bishop is only pained he could not match the competence and leadership aura of the APC candidate

Idiots.

We won't even allow anyone who is not voting APC to vote in Lagos. Have you forgotten what we did to you in 2019? 2023 will be bloody for you. Una Mama go run. Iyalaya everybody.

MonkeyMods:
Who's this one again nitori olorun bayii?

Na hunger dey worry am

zombieTRACKER:


not while Tinubu is alive

he holds all Afonja under a spell

Where are you parents? If they are in Lagos, then they are under Tinubu's spell too.

Mkpuru Minrin don reach westside

Yimu

MAGG0T:



E be like say power wan finally change hand for Afonja land

You should be concerned about your region and your leaders that are pushing all your brothers to drugs trafficking and human trafficking

Ti eba bimi lere, tani ki nbere lowo e

MonkeyMods:
Who's this one again nitori olorun bayii?