As the 2027 general election approaches, the race for the Lagos State governorship seat has begun with the former Governor Akinwumi Ambode; the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa; the senator representing Lagos East, Tokunbo Abiru; the current Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Obafemi Hamzat and President Bola Tinubu's Principal Secretary, Hakeem Muri-Okunola, as the likely contenders, THISDAY has learnt.
THISDAY gathered that while the final decision rests with Tinubu, some of these potential contenders have begun consultations with the leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.
Reacting to speculations on his undeclared ambition, Alausa had recently dismissed reports that he was planning to resign from the Federal Executive Council (FEC) to pursue a governorship bi
