The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, has secured the All Progressives Congress (APC) Lagos governorship ticket for the 2027 General Elections with a landslide victory at the party’s primary election.
NPO Reported that the APC had on Thursday held its gubernatorial primaries states across the country.
Despite having been widely endorsed by APC leaders and stakeholders in the state, Hamzat’s candidacy however needed to be confirmed through Direct Primaries where he faced the only aspirant left contesting against him, Olarenwaju Jim-Kamal.
Announcing the results at the collation centre located at the APC Secretariat in Ikeja, the Returning Officer, retired General Jonathan Temlong, said Hamzat polled 657,917 votes to defeat his rival, Jim-Kamal, who secured one vote.
Temlong disclosed that a total of 657,974 voters were accredited for the exercise.
According to him, the primary election was conducted peacefully across the state’s 245 wards in the 20 local government areas, describing the exercise as a family affair.
He added that the election was transparent and conducted in line with the guidelines of the party.
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