Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has urged Lagosians to calm down even as they celebrate the 2020 Eid-el-Kabir because the Coronavirus pandemic is not yet over. 

Governor Sanwo-Olu, in a statement shared on his official Twitter handle, said the boy in the viral video who was appealing to his mom to calm down as she was set to punish him for a misdemeanour inspired his special message to residents of the State which is : 

“Fellow Lagosians, we need to ‘calm down’ as we enjoy the coming holiday and festivity.”

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The Governor urged Muslim Faithfuls to emulate Prophet Ibrahim’s self-restraint, especially at a time like this when the world is battling the scourge of COVID 19. 

As an aside, Governor Sanwo-Olu said he would like to meet the boy in the viral video who he described as “charming.” 

Below is Governor Babajide 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 misdemeanour. 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.

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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’.