Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, has been successfully cleared to contest the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary ahead of the 2027 Lagos State governorship election — a landmark political development that formally launches what promises to be one of Nigeria’s most closely watched and consequential governorship succession races.
Hamzat’s clearance by the APC screening panel positions him as a frontline and establishment-backed contender for the APC’s Lagos governorship ticket — the most prized and electorally decisive party ticket in Nigeria’s commercial capital, a state that the APC has governed continuously since 1999 and where the ruling party’s governorship candidate is widely regarded as the de facto Governor-elect given the party’s overwhelming electoral dominance.
The Deputy Governor, who has served alongside Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu through two terms of the Lagos APC administration, brings to the governorship race an intimate knowledge of Lagos governance architecture, a track record of administrative competence, and the invaluable political endorsement that comes with occupying the second highest executive office in Nigeria’s most economically significant state.
His clearance signals the beginning of the formal APC succession process in Lagos — a process that is being closely monitored by the powerful Lagos APC political establishment, the Asiwaju political structure, business leaders, civil society, and millions of Lagos residents who will ultimately determine the direction of the state’s governance beyond 2027.
Political observers note that while Hamzat enters the primary as a strong and well-positioned aspirant, the Lagos APC governorship primary is expected to attract other credible and ambitious contenders — making the intra-party contest a genuine, competitive, and closely fought battle for the party’s ticket.
The outcome of the Lagos APC governorship primary will be one of the most consequential political decisions made in Nigeria ahead of the 2027 general elections — and Dr. Obafemi Hamzat has now officially and decisively positioned himself to be at the heart of that historic contest.
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