Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has unblocked human rights lawyer Festus Ogun on X, after a meeting held on Friday at Lagos House, Marina
Ogun, who had previously accused the governor of violating his rights, announced the development in an Instagram post on Saturday.
He revealed that Sanwo-Olu personally invited him for a brief meeting to address his complaints.
“Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has unblocked me on X (Twitter). I met briefly with him yesterday at Lagos House Marina, on his invitation, to amicably resolve my complaint of human rights violations. We will continue to hold authorities accountable, regardless. Aluta continua!” Ogun wrote.
It was earlier reported that Ogun sued Sanwo-Olu at a Federal High Court in Lagos, alleging that blocking him on the governor’s verified X account violated his fundamental rights.
He asked the court to compel Sanwo-Olu to issue a public apology.
In the suit marked FHC/L/CS/1739/25, Ogun claimed the governor blocked him in retaliation for his 2021 “constructive criticisms” and demands for accountability regarding the October 2020 #EndSARS killings.
According to him, being blocked denied him access to public updates and governance-related information, amounting to a violation of his right to receive information without interference.
He urged the court to declare the action unconstitutional, arbitrary, and discriminatory, as well as to order Sanwo-Olu to stop targeting critics online.
Describing himself as “haunted, traumatised and emotionally disturbed,” Ogun insisted the case went beyond his personal grievance and called on the court to draw from a 2019 ruling in the United States, arguing that intolerance of opposing views undermines democracy.
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Good job by the governor