The Lagos State Government has countered the claim made by the Labour Party governorship candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, alleging that Babajide Sanwo-Olu used N200 million state funds to finance his post-election legal expenses.
Recall that TheWitness reported that Rhodes-Vivour alleged in a shared document online that the governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Obafemi Hamzat, took N200 million from state coffers to fund their appeal court expenses.
Responding to the allegation, the Lagos State Head of Communication Information & Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, noted that the governor did not allocate the state funds for personal legal bills.
Furthermore, he emphasized that the transaction referenced by Mr. Rhodes-Vivour never happened.
Earlier on Sunday, the governorship candidate of the Labour Party, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, accused the Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Obafemi Hamzat, of misappropriation of state funds to finance personal legal fees.
Sharing on his official X (formerly Twitter) handle, Rhodes-Vivour alleged that the governor paid the sum of N200 million to four different chambers for his election case in the court of appeal.
He named the following chambers as beneficiaries of the funds, having received N50 million each from the state budgetary allocation:
He therefore accused the governor of undue advantage and mismanagement of state resources for personal expenses.
