Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has expressed willingness to meet the unidentified boy in a viral video, asking his mother to ‘calm down’ as she attempts to beat him over an offence.
In the video, the boy is seen appealing to his mother to “calm down and rest a little,” evoking laughter from social media users.
He also tells his mother to pardon him, saying “this is my last chance,” a phrase that provokes further laughter.
In his Sallah message to Lagosians, the Governor 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 said: “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.