The former chairman of Bababjide Sanwo-Olu Inauguration Committee, Tayo Ayinde, has debunked reports that he has been appointed as Chief of Staff to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
The media was abuzz with reports of Ayinde’s appointment as Sanwo-Olu’s Chief of Staff, on Wednesday, while the governor was being inaugurated at the Tafawa Balewa Square.
Ayinde, who was chief security detail of former governor Bola Tinubu, in a statement on Thursday, said he decided to address the reports to ‘set the record straight.’
He said,
“Let me state emphatically that His Excellency, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has not made any cabinet appointment. The only official assignment undertaken so far by him was taking of the oath of office and inspection of the Guard of Honour.
“For the avoidance of doubt, I served as the Director General of the Independent Campaign Group and later as chairman of the inauguration committee, which remains my last assignment to date.
“Finally, I wish to implore media professionals, particularly those in online journalism to kindly verify information before publishing so as not to cause embarrassment for the subject of their news stories.”
