Lagos State Deputy Governor, Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, has emerged winner of the All Progressives Congress governorship primary election in Lagos State ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Announcing the results at the collation centre located at the APC Secretariat in Ikeja, the Returning Officer, Jonathan Temlong, said Hamzat polled 657,917 votes to defeat his rival, Olanrewaju 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 conducted in line with party guidelines.
He also commended officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission for monitoring the primary election.
Providing a breakdown of the results, Temlong said Hamzat polled 16,257 votes in Agege; 31,079 in Ajeromi-Ifelodun; 74,501 in Alimosho; 20,818 in Amuwo-Odofin; and 5,430 in Apapa.
He added that the deputy governor secured 24,631 votes in Badagry; 37,680 in Epe; 28,754 in Eti-Osa; 33,861 in Ibeju-Lekki; 38,627 in Ifako-Ijaiye; 21,588 in Ikeja; 55,148 in Ikorodu; 51,600 in Kosofe; 27,348 in Lagos Island; 49,079 in Lagos Mainland; and 38,971 in Mushin.
According to the returning officer, Hamzat also recorded 36,372 votes in Ojo; 31,972 in Oshodi-Isolo; 16,706 in Somolu; and 17,495 in Surulere.
Declaring the final result, Temlong announced Hamzat as the APC candidate for the 2027 governorship election in Lagos State.
Earlier, the Lagos APC Chairman, Cornelius Ojelabi, praised members of the national electoral committee and the local organising committee for conducting what he described as a credible exercise.
He also commended party members for their orderly conduct and commitment to democratic principles during the primary election.
In his acceptance speech, Hamzat thanked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, APC leaders, and party members for the confidence reposed in him.
He pledged to sustain the developmental strides of the APC administration in Lagos State and promised inclusive governance if elected governor in 2027.
No fewer than four aspirants had initially indicated interest in the governorship contest before the party leadership endorsed Hamzat.
Two aspirants, Abdul-Azeez Adediran and Samuel Ajose, later withdrew from the race.
Adediran stepped down after President Tinubu and the Governance Advisory Council endorsed Hamzat, while Ajose exited the race days before the primary election.
