Sanwo-Olu said they discussed issues centred around the future of the state and building on the solid foundation already in place.

Posting on his X page, Sanwo-Olu said their conversation centred around the future of Lagos and building on the solid foundation already in place. 

Ambode, who was governor in 2015 lost his reelection bid in 2019 to Sanwo-Olu.

During the All Progressives Congress, APC, primary election, Ambode had a nasty fallout with Sanwo-Olu.

But, both men mend the fence in 2023 when Sanwo-Olu and Ambode met publicly at a reception organised in honour of President Bola Tinubu at the Lagos House in the Marina area of the state.

It was the first time Sanwo-Olu, Ambode and another former Lagos governor, Babatunde Fashola, met in over four years since the wind of internal wrangling slapped the ruling political class in the state.

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Reports say that an account on the X microblogging platform (formerly Twitter) had made a post campaigning for the massive hashtag “#IgboMustGo” protest beginning from 20th to 30th August, 2024.

The handle which is known for its anti-Igbo comments and posts on the X platform, urged South-East indigenes residing in Lagos State to vacate their land.

Former presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar while reacting to the trend, said the call is deeply troubling and fundamentally opposed to the principles of unity and coexistence that define Nigeria as a nation.

Speaking on the matter, the Lagos State Governor in a statement issued by his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Gboyega Akosile described the call as reckless, divisive and dangerous rhetoric, stating that Lagos remains home to every Nigerian citizen regardless of their ethnic nationality.

According to the governor, the post was not only reckless and divisive but an attempt to sow a seed of discord between the Yoruba in the Southwest and other tribes, especially those who have made Lagos their permanent place of abode.

He appealed to Lagos residents not to allow any person or group of individuals to create tensions in the State.

The governor called on the security agencies to “promptly investigate those behind the handle and bring them to justice”.

Sanwo-Olu enjoined residents to ignore the post and any post of that nature, promising that efforts would be doubled towards ensuring lasting peace in the State.

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CONMESS is the salary structure for medical and dental officers in the federal public service.  The doctors, under the umbrella of the Medical Guild, said CONMESS was implemented for their federal counterparts with its accrued arrears from July 2023.

A statement from the guild’s Chairman,  Moruf Abdulsalam,  said the state government should honour the agreement or prepare for a crisis.

President Bola Tinubu had in July 2023, approved a 25 per cent upward review of the CONMESS for medical and dental officers in the federal public service with effect from June 1, to tackle brain drain and guarantee industrial harmony.

Nigeria has been battling with the increasing exodus of healthcare professionals, especially doctors, pharmacists, and nurses, to developed countries.

The guild chairman highlighted that the non-payment of the revised CONMESS allowance, already implemented for doctors working with the Federal Government and in some states, has worsened the salary disparity for doctors in Lagos State.  He noted that this has further worsened the already critical emigration of doctors to federal employment and overseas.

Abdulsalam decried the demotion of specialist consultants which has led to the incorrect step entry points into the public service, loss of income, low morale, and lack of interest from prospective specialists in joining the state health service.

He further expressed dissatisfaction over the non-deduction of contributory pension and National Housing Fund deductions for resident doctors in the state.

The Medical Guild chair further asserted that a recent survey showed that 91.1 per cent of doctors had manpower shortages in their department, 85.9 per cent reported burnout from being overworked and 54.4 per cent reported that their morale was low.

He expressed shock that 98.7 per cent of his members have never benefitted from the LASG Homs mortgage scheme or car loan.

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