Former Lagos governorship candidate, Babatunde Gbadamosi, has escaped punishment after he was arraigned for violating the state’s social distancing regulation imposed so as to curb the spread of covid-19 in the state
The state has been on lockdown since March 30, 2020 however , Gbadamosi was last weekend captured on camera in attendance at a crowded 43rd birthday party for AbdulRasheed Bello, popularly called JJC Skillz, the husband of famous movie star, Funke Akindele-Bello.
The couple pleaded guilty before the Lagos State Magistrates’ Court, Ogba on Monday, April 6, and were sentenced to 14 days of community service, and a fine of N100,000 each.
However, when Gbadamosi made an appearance on Wednesday, April 8, alongside his wife, Folashade, and one other defendant who attended the party, the government announced that it was withdrawing the charges, four counts in total, filed against them.
The state’s director of public prosecution, A.G. Oshoala, told the court that he received a directive from the office of the Attorney-General of Lagos to withdraw the charges on account of the remorseful disposition of the defendants.
The charges were withdrawn on the condition that the politician and his wife tender a formal apology to state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to solidify the remorsefulness shown by them.
They also have to commit to a written undertaking that they will continue to comply with the directives of President Muhammadu Buhari and the state’s governor; and also isolate themselves for 14 days to protect other members of the public from any likely danger they could have been exposed to at the party.
