Lagos Governor: Hamzat Secures APC Nomination Unopposed in Agege

The incumbent Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Obafemi Hamzat, on Thursday emerged unopposed in the Agege council area as the APC candidate for the Lagos governorship race in 2027.

Hamzat secured victories in all 11 wards of Agege during the APC governorship primary election held at Agege Stadium.

The deputy governor ran as the sole aspirant and was affirmed by party members.

The Returning Officer, Debola Ladigbolu, who serves as the Lagos APC Assistant Legal Adviser, reported that Hamzat received 14,053 votes.

In his remarks following the exercise, Dr Mudashiru Obasa, Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, thanked the constituency members for a peaceful and orderly primary election.

Obasa praised the leaders and members of the APC in Agege for their large turnout at the election.

He said that politics in Agege has been well structured to allow peaceful coexistence among residents.

“We will continue to strive higher through our collective responsibilities, and our council chairmen will embark on massive poverty alleviation programmes,” he said.