The chairman of Forte Oil, Femi Otedola, has denied claims that he is seeking to contest for Lagos State governorship seat in 2019. Reports started making the rounds that the oil mogul will join politics after posting a video of himself on a popular Molue bus in Lagos. The rumours grew following a tweet from a parody account on Twitter stating the Forte Oil boss will seek to dislodge Akinwunmi Ambode from the Lagos House next year. “My attention has been drawn to a news piece where false information from a parody account was posted,” Otedola tweeted in the early hours of Friday. “The Governor of Lagos State is doing a commendable job and Lagosians should be proud of him,” he said.

Source: The Guardian May 18, 2018 04:41 UTC