A TikTok user, @factory78 posted a video with the claim that a woman approached Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu to question him about his views on housing in the state.
The caption of the 34 seconds footage reads, “A viral video features a woman approaching the Lagos State Governor directly to question him about his views on housing in the state”.
In the video, Sanwo-Olu was seen standing while a lady holding the mic was asking questions saying, “Sir, what are you going to do about the housing? Now, get the white, what are you?”. The lady approached Sanwo-Olu and put a microphone closer to his mouth to speak before the lady was later escorted off the stage.
The claim has 413 views, 12 reactions, 2 comments and 2 shares as of the time this report was published. Under the post, a user commented saying, “That girl deserves konk for head”. Another user reacted saying, “the security details needs restraining or sacked. How did they allow anyone coming so close to him. Could have starved him or harm him 😏.”
The viral clip could be seen on YouTube here, here, here, and here.
VERIFICATION
NV-A extracted screenshots from the clip and subjected it to Google Reverse Image Search, the results showed that the clip is from 2019, not recent.
The search result included a similar video posted on X by @AmeyawDebrah on January 28, 2019 with the caption, “Somewhere in Nigeria This was what happened between Lagos APC governorship candidate, #Sanwoolu and a questioner.”
Further keyword searches led to a report by The Punch which quoted Jubril Gawat, the senior Special Assistant to governor on New media as a source debunking the claim.
The Punch report reads, “The Senior Special Assistant to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on New Media, Jubril Gawat, has clarified that a video which started trending online on Wednesday, capturing a heated exchange between Sanwo-Olu and a young woman, is from 2019. In a post on X.com, Gawat explained that the incident occurred on January 28, 2019, during a public event organised by Niteshift Coliseum in Opebi, Lagos.
A look at Gawat’s post on X revealed a lengthy post debunking the claim with a screenshot from the circulating video. The caption reads, “ TRENDING OLD VIDEO: This encounter here happened on January 28, 2019 when Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu was aspiring to be Governor of Lagos State. A young woman stood up to ask a question, just like others had done. She started being rude and raising her voice.No DSS or Police attached to Mr Sanwo-Olu here. The event Organized by Niteshift Coliseum, Opebi. The event continued peacefully afterwards. #SayNoToFakeNews @jidesanwoolu”
He added that at the time, Sanwo-Olu was a governorship aspirant engaging with attendees in a question and answer session.
Other newspapers such TheNEWSGURU, The Legit, and Premium Politics similarly published the report on the same day.
CONCLUSION
The circulating video is MISLEADING as it is an old footage dating back to 2019. The Lagos State Governor’s media aide, Jubril Gawat has clarified that the incident occurred on January 28, 2019 when Babajide Sanwo-Olu was aspiring to be the Governor of Lagos State.
