President Bola Tinubu has endorsed the consensus candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, Obafemi Hamzat, for the 2027 governorship election.
Tinubu endorsed Hamzat on Wednesday following a meeting with members of the Governance Advisory Council (GAC) of the Lagos APC at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
GAC members were led by Tajudeen Olusi and Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State.
“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.”
The presidential endorsement is the latest in the growing list of approvals for Hamzat’s governorship bid next year.
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