A picture of Sanwo-Olu and the vice-president had surfaced on social media with claims that he had endorsed the governorship aspirant as the APC candidate.
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has distanced himself from reports that he endorsed Babajide Sanwo-Olu, a Lagos Sate governorship aspirant contesting on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
A picture of Sanwo-Olu and the vice-president had surfaced on social media with claims that he had endorsed the governorship aspirant as the APC candidate.
However, in a statement from the office of the vice-president on Sunday, the claim was rebuffed with the assurance of support for any of the aspirants who emerged as the party’s candidate after the primary.
Osinbajo had attended the meeting of the General Advisory Council (GAC) on Saturday, and took pictures with the APC governorship aspirant just before the meeting started.
Osinbajo also met with the Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode and the party's national leader, Bola Tinubu.
Shortly after the meeting, pictures of Sanwo-Olu and Osinbajo emerged on social media with some claims that the vice-president had endorsed the former.
According to the statement, Osinbajo called for a level-playing ground for all aspirants in the Lagos State governorship primary, scheduled for October 1, 2018.