Lagos State Deputy Governor and All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for next year’s poll Dr Obafemi Hamzat
has appointed Senator Musiliu Obanikoro as Director-General of his campaign .
Obanikoro, a former Minister of State for Defence and Lagos PDP governorship candidate in 2007, was present alongside Senator Ganiyu Solomon, House of Representatives member James Faleke, and other APC leaders when he submittef gis nomination form.
A former Lagos Island Council chairman snd former Commissioner for Home Affairs, Obanikoro, fondly called Koro Ibo by admirers, is sn experienced politician with deep knowledge of history and politics of Lagos.
He has been part of Hamzat’s pre-primary consultations, appearing in nearly every strategic meeting since April 13.
The former minister was the chairman of the electoral committee that supervised the governorship primary in Kwara State.
He is bold, brave, confident, affable and commands a mastery of strategy.
Obanikoro accompanied Hamzat to visit GAC leader Prince Tajudeen Olusi, Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker Mudashiru Obasa, and Ikorodu division elders including ex-Deputy Governor Prince Abiodun Ogunleye and ex-Minister Senator Adeseye Ogunlewe.
At Gbajabiamila’s residence, Obanikoro said: “I can confidently tell the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu that the level of endorsement has been overwhelming”, he said, while soliciting Gbajabiamila’s support for Hamzat as a “seasoned politician well grounded in Lagos politics”.
At House of Assembly Speaker Mudashiru Obasa’s residence, he said: “Any sincere mind that can interrogate the pedigree of Hamzat will know that Lagos is in good hands. Lagos must not decline, but must grow higher and higher, and with Dr. Hamzat to be at the helm of affairs, Lagos will continue to soar higher and higher”.
Hamzat began political consultations on April 13 and has since met GAC members, the APC State Working Committee, Speaker Obasa, Senator Solomon, and political bases in Ikorodu, Mushin, and Surulere. He was recently endorsed by President Tinubu, Gov. Sanwo-Olu, and the Governor’s Advisory Council.
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Obanikoro brings cross-party reach and grassroots machinery. A former PDP chieftain, ambassador, and two-time senator, he defected to APC in 2017. His presence signals Hamzat’s attempt to unify old PDP structures, Justice Forum, and Mandate Group blocs.
He told party leaders Hamzat’s pedigree ensures “Lagos will continue to soar”.
Other campaign figures include, GAC Secretary Mutiu Are, Senator Ganiyu Solomon, Bode Oyedele, Dr. Adekunle Olayinka, and Hakeem Shittu.
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