The executive governor of Lagos state, Jide Sanwo-Olu has taken to his Twitter page to express his desire to meet the little boy who was seen in a viral video, asking his mother to ‘calm down’ when she threatened to beat him for his wrongdoing.
In a series of Tweets, Sanwo-Olu urged Lagosians to emulate and demonstrate his sense of self-restraint at this time the world is combating the scourge of COVID-19.
The governor wrote:
“I saw a video of one charming young boy online asking his mom to ‘calm down’ as she was set to punish him for his 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. The exchange was indeed funny, but it depicts 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. 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.
Meanwhile, I would like to meet the young boy since we both have exclusive right to the phrasal verb ‘calm down”.
Here is the video