Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has requested to meet a young boy in a viral video, asking his mother to ‘calm down’ as she attempted to beat him over an offence.
In the video, the boy could be seen tactically appealing to his mother regarding his wrong-doing, telling her to “calm down and rest a little”.
He also told her to pardon him for his offence, promising that “this is my last chance.”
In his Sallah message to Lagosians, Governor Sanwo-Olu on his official twitter handle @jidesanwoolu said he was inspired by the video “because of the deeper meaning it conveys,” urging residents to “calm down.”
He expressed;
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 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.
— Babajide Sanwo-Olu (@jidesanwoolu) July 29, 2020
Governor Sanwo-Olu stated that the conversation of the boy with his mother was indeed funny, but it depicted the efforts parents put in moulding children into responsible adults.
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.
— Babajide Sanwo-Olu (@jidesanwoolu) July 29, 2020
He revealed that the video inspired this message to Lagosians as they need to ‘calm down’ to enjoy the coming Sallah holiday and festivity.
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.
— Babajide Sanwo-Olu (@jidesanwoolu) July 29, 2020
The Governor encouraged residents of the state to emulate and demonstrate a sense of self-restraint at this time the world is combating the scourge of COVID-19.
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.
— Babajide Sanwo-Olu (@jidesanwoolu) July 29, 2020
He implored everyone to exercise moderation in the celebration and observe prescribed COVID-19 safety protocols towards defeating the deadly coronavirus.
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.
— Babajide Sanwo-Olu (@jidesanwoolu) July 29, 2020
Governor Sanwo-Olu urged every Lagosian to ‘calm down’ and not get carried away, reminding them of the need to remain extremely careful.
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!
— Babajide Sanwo-Olu (@jidesanwoolu) July 29, 2020
The Governor then expressed interest to meet the boy saying;
As an aside, I would like to meet the young boy since we both now have exclusive rights to the phrasal verb ‘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’. 🙂
— Babajide Sanwo-Olu (@jidesanwoolu) July 29, 2020
Watch viral video below;
