Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has expressed his willingness to meet with the little boy begging his mum, who wanted to punish him for his misdemeanor to “calm down” in a viral video.
Sanwo-Olu, said he was moved by the boy’s sobriety, which he said, reflected in his promise of “last chance,” when confronted with the fact that he is a regular offender.
As a result, the governor addressing the people of Lagos State, via his Twitter handle on Wednesday, picked the boy’s phrase, “calm down,” as he admonished Lagosians in his address to follow suit and “calm down,” especially as residents in the state are passing through challenges created by COVID-19 pandemic.
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Below is full text of Sanwo-Olu’s statement:
I saw a video of a charming young boy online asking his mom to ‘calm down’ as she was set to punish him for a misdemeanor. I was moved by his sobriety, which reflected in his promise of “last chance,” when confronted with the fact that he is a regular offender.
The exchange was indeed funny, but it depicted the efforts parents put in moulding children into responsible adults. I want to assume that his mom indeed calmed down because the appeal was moving enough to make anyone change their mind.
Interestingly, the video inspired this special message to the good people of Lagos State because of the deeper meaning it conveys. Fellow Lagosians, we need to ‘calm down’ as we enjoy the coming holiday and festivity.
It is a commemoration of Prophet Ibrahim’s heart of sacrifice and faith in Allah. We need to emulate and demonstrate his sense of self- restraint at this time the world is combating the scourge of #COVID19.
We need to be moderate in our celebration and observe prescribed protocols towards defeating the deadly coronavirus. The world needs the responsibility and commitment of its people to oust coronavirus.
I urge every Lagosian to ‘calm down’ and not get carried away. Like the rest of the world, we are still in the middle of a pandemic and need to remain extremely careful to keep the gains of the sacrifices we have all made in the past months. Let’s calm down!
As an aside, I would like to meet the young boy since we both now have exclusive rights to the phrasal verb ‘calm down’.
I saw a video of a charming young boy online asking his mom to ‘calm down’ as she was set to punish him for a misdemeanor. I was moved by his sobriety, which reflected in his promise of “last chance”, when confronted with the fact that he is a regular offender.
— Babajide Sanwo-Olu (@jidesanwoolu) July 29, 2020
