The Chairman of the Lagos Governance Advisory Council (GAC), Pa Tajudeen Olusi, cum close ally to President Bola Tinubu, has hinted that Lagos State Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, may succeed incumbent Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
Olusi made this known on Wednesday, amid wild speculation over the current status of the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s consensus candidate for the forthcoming gubernatorial primary next month.
While speaking at the General Assembly of Indigenous Associations in Lagos State, hosted by the IBILE Eko Summit Foundation, themed: “Addressing Urbanisation and Urban Challenges of Lagos State,” held at MUSON Centre, Onikan, Lagos, Olusi gave a strong hint on the possible consensus candidate as he repeatedly referred to Hamzat as the “incoming Governor of Lagos.”
According to Vanguard, Olusi at one point during his address at the event described Hamzat explicitly as “our incoming Governor of Lagos,” which reportedly drew visible reactions from delegates, given its implications for succession politics in the state ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Olusi also used the platform to reinforce Hamzat’s roots within Lagos as a “son of the soil” slogan, describing him as a “cousin from Egbe,” a remark he said many people were previously unaware of, and one that he presented as further validation of Hamzat’s indigenous standing within the state’s traditional and political structures.
The event was attended by former Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, and President of the IBILE Eko Summit Foundation, Olasupo Shasore (SAN), a former Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice.
