President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has endorsed the decision of the Governance Advisory Council (GAC) to adopt Lagos State Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, as its consensus candidate for the 2027 governorship election.

The move signals growing alignment within the Lagos political leadership ahead of the next election cycle.

Tinubu on Wednesday met with members of the GAC, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and Hamzat at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

The meeting, which commenced around 2:30 p.m., brought together top stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos.

The meeting is widely seen as part of ongoing consultations over the state’s 2027 political succession and internal party alignment.

In a post on Wednesday, Bayo Onanuga, the president’s special adviser on information and strategy, said Tinubu gave the endorsement during a meeting with members of the Lagos Governance Advisory Council (GAC) at the State House, Abuja.

“President Tinubu formally endorses the Lagos APC consensus governorship candidate Obafemi Hamzat at a meeting with members of the Lagos Governance Advisory Council, led by Prince Tajudeen Oluyole Olusi and Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu,” Onanuga wrote.

Lagos State Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu

Prince Tajudeen Oluyole Olusi, Chairman of the Governance Advisory Council (GAC); Lagos Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat; President Bola Ahmed Tinubu; and Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu; and other Lagos stakeholders