Obafemi Hamzat, the All Progressives Congress (APC) consensus candidate in Lagos State, has received President Bola Tinubu’s endorsement for the 2027 governorship contest.
After meeting with members of the Lagos APC’s Governance Advisory Council (GAC) at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Wednesday, Tinubu endorsed Hamzat.
Tajudeen Olusi and Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu led the GAC members.
“President Tinubu formally endorses the Lagos APC consensus governorship candidate Obafemi Hamzat at a meeting with members of the Lagos Governance Advisory Council, led by Prince Tajudeen Oluyole Olusi and Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu,” presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga wrote, while sharing photos from the meeting on his X handle.
Following the meeting, Sanwo-Olu, who described Hamzat, his deputy, as a “reliable partner”, said President Tinubu’s endorsement “is a bold statement of trust, confidence, and assurance by our leader that he is truly the best man for the job”.
“I have no doubt that the vision for a greater Lagos we started together will have the leadership it needs to continue,” Sanwo-Olu wrote on his X handle. “There is still much to be done, but the path ahead for Lagos is clear.”
After a meeting of party leaders at Lagos House, Marina, the chairman of the GAC, Olusi, said all 21 members of the advisory group will be backing the deputy governor’s ambition.
“The constitution of our party provides for primaries, and our party has guaranteed free primaries for all members, for all aspirants, for all interested individuals. However, that very constitution also allows us to look at the issue of consensus. Consensus is a platform, a means that can bring us together, that can bring peace and unity,” Olusi said.
“Following this option we have adopted, we have all agreed that Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, the current Deputy Governor of our state, is the consensus candidate of our party, and we have all pledged to stand by him. That is the information.”
Tinubu’s endorsement of Hamzat as the Lagos APC consensus governorship candidate marks a significant step towards unity and strengthened leadership within the party. This support not only consolidates political influence but also sets the stage for a potentially impactful administration under Hamzat’s leadership.
As the 2027 elections approach, all eyes will be on how this endorsement shapes the political landscape in Lagos and influences voter confidence in the upcoming governance.
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