Obafemi Hamzat, deputy governor of Lagos, has won the governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), emerging as the party’s candidate for the 2027 elections.
Announcing the results of the primary election at the party’s secretariat in Ogba, Ikeja, on Thursday, Jon Temlong, chairman of the APC national governorship primary election committee, described the exercise as peaceful and transparent.
He said Hamzat polled 657,917 votes out of 657,974 votes cast, while Lanre Jim-Kamal, his sole challenger, received one vote.
Samuel Ajose, another aspirant, pulled out of the race before the exercise.
“I, Gen. Jon Temlong (rtd), hereby affirm that Dr Kadiri Obafemi Hamzat, having satisfied the guidelines set out in the party’s constitution, is returned as the winner of the governorship primary and the APC candidate for the 2027 election, this 21st day of May, 2026,” Temlong said.
Among those present during the declaration were Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos; Femi Pedro, ex-governor of the state; and members of the Governors Advisory Council (GAC), including Ganiyu Solomon.
Hamzat, in his acceptance speech, expressed gratitude to President Bola Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu, GAC members and other leaders of the party in the state.
“I want to thank Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for what you have done for this state and the party,” he said.
“With humility, I accept the candidacy of the APC in the upcoming 2027 elections.”
