Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State Governor has received the support of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, Lagos chapter, for his second term bid.
According to a statement released on Thursday, they said this following a meeting in Ikeja.
A common front was presented at the emergency meeting for the March 11 governorship election in addition to a review of the election from February 25.
The Director, Directorate of Politics and Governance, PFN, Bishop Theophilus Ajose, said, “The church in Lagos State asked for a Christian governor and Governor Sanwo-Olu has done very well in the last four years.
“This gubernatorial election is not about any political party but about the candidate. Mr Sanwo-Olu has made Christians very proud and has governed the state without any religious bias. He is one of us and the church is speaking with one voice that Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu deserves our support again.
“I call on all great church leaders across different religious divides – Pentecostals, orthodox, OAIC, Muslims, religious and Christian organisations to support the gubernatorial candidacy of Mr Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu.”