{"id":199802,"date":"2026-04-28T19:07:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T18:07:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/lagos-apc-gac-endorses-hamzat-as-consensus-candidate"},"modified":"2026-04-28T21:18:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T20:18:18","slug":"lagos-apc-gac-endorses-hamzat-as-consensus-candidate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/lagos-apc-gac-endorses-hamzat-as-consensus-candidate","title":{"rendered":"Lagos APC GAC Endorses Hamzat as Consensus Candidate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Obafemi Hamzat\u2019s 2027 governorship ambition got a major boost on Tuesday with endorsement by the Governance Advisory Council, the highest advisory body of the All Progressive Congress, APC, in the state.<\/p>\n<p>This is coming barely 24 hours after Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu publicly announced the deputy governor as his anointed candidate.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement posted on X on Tuesday, the Senior Special Assistant to the Lagos Governor on New Media, Jubril Gawat said GAC has also unanimously endorsed Hamzat as the preferred candidate of the APC group.<\/p>\n<p>The post indicated that FAC leader, Tajudeen Olusi, made the announcement during a meeting at Lagos House, Marina.<\/p>\n<p>The post reads, \u201cThe Governance Advisory Council, GAC, today unanimously endorsed and adopted the Deputy Governor of Lagos State Dr Obafemi Hamzat to be a consensus candidate for the 2027 elections in Lagos State.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the post, the GAC members also announced that they paid for Hamzat\u2019s governorship nomination form.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Obafemi Hamzat\u2019s 2027 governorship ambition got a major boost on Tuesday with endorsement by the Governance Advisory Council, the highest advisory body of the All Progressive Congress, APC, in the state. 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