Lagos 2027: GAC Chairman hints at Hamzat as Sanwo-Olu’s possible successor

Ahead of the 2027 governorship predetermination successful Lagos State, Chairman of the Governance Advisory Council, GAC, Tajudeen Olusi, has ignited caller governmental conversations aft making remarks seen arsenic indicative of a imaginable successor to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.

The improvement comes amid increasing speculation surrounding the Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, arsenic a imaginable statement campaigner of the All Progressives Congress up of the party’s anticipated superior process.

Olusi, a cardinal state of President Bola Tinubu, made the remarks connected Wednesday during the General Assembly of Indigenous Associations successful Lagos State, organised by the IBILE Eko Summit Foundation astatine the MUSON Centre successful Onikan.

While addressing participants astatine the lawsuit themed “Addressing Urbanisation and Urban Challenges of Lagos State,” Olusi repeatedly referred to Hamzat arsenic the “incoming Governor of Lagos,” a connection that drew contiguous attraction from governmental stakeholders and observers present.

The comment, delivered successful a nationalist forum attended by cardinal figures wrong Lagos’ governmental and accepted structure, has since been interpreted arsenic a imaginable awesome of elite penchant successful the state’s succession dynamics.

Also contiguous astatine the gathering was erstwhile politician Babatunde Fashola, who was seated beside Hamzat during ...