Lagos 2027: APC unveils Damilola Sonayon-James as Hamzat’s running mate

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has formally announced Princess Damilola Sonayon-James arsenic the lawman governorship campaigner to tally alongside Dr Obafemi Hamzat successful the 2027 Lagos State governorship election.

The announcement was made on Monday by the Lagos State APC Chairman, Cornelius Ojelabi, who said the determination followed extended consultations wrong the party.

Sonayon-James’ information had earlier received the endorsement of President Bola Tinubu and the Governance Advisory Council, GAC, the apex decision-making assemblage of the APC successful Lagos State.

Her emergence comes arsenic Hamzat’s governorship bid continues to pull enactment from assorted involvement groups, including labour organisations, transport unions, spiritual groups and different stakeholders crossed the state.

Following Hamzat’s emergence arsenic the party’s statement governorship candidate, the APC enactment had embarked connected consultations aimed astatine selecting a suitable lawman governorship candidate.

Sonayon-James, who presently serves arsenic the Lagos APC Deputy Woman Leader, volition present articulation Hamzat connected the party’s summons up of the February 2027 election.

Explaining the choice, Ojelabi said the enactment process was guided by respective considerations, including competence, enactment ability, grassroots appeal, loyalty to the enactment and the capableness to lend to the cont...