LP Accuses Sanwo-Olu of Spending N1Billion on Helicopter Hire

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has been accused of spending over N1 billion on helicopter service in a month. 

The 2023 governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, revealed via his X handle on Tuesday that Sanwo-Olu spent N1,039,875,000 on helicopter charter service in April 2022 and spent N512,000,000 on the same service in July and August 2023.

He wrote; 

“In April 2022 alone, the Lagos state government spent N1,039,875,000 on HELICOPTER CHARTER SERVICE FOR MR. GOVERNOR’S REGULAR TRAVELLING. In July and August 2023, it spent N512,000,000 on the same helicopters.  

“Should Lagos be spending close to N2 billion in just three months transporting the Governor in a Private Helicopter when most parts of his primary constituency in Lagos Island do not have portable water running from their taps?…”

In a bid to verify Rhodes-Vivour’s accusation, the Chief Press Secretary to the state governor, Gboyega Akosile was contacted but he did not respond to the claims at the time of filing this report.