{"id":26451,"date":"2026-04-29T19:05:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T19:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/?p=26451"},"modified":"2026-04-29T19:06:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T19:06:15","slug":"oluremi-tinubu-backs-hamzat-hails-lagos-political-maturity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/?p=26451","title":{"rendered":"Oluremi Tinubu Backs Hamzat, Hails Lagos\u2019 Political Maturity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s3\">Nigeria\u2019s First Lady, <\/span><span class=\"s1\">Oluremi Tinubu<\/span><span class=\"s3\">, has thrown her weight behind the emergence of Lagos State Deputy Governor, <\/span><span class=\"s1\">Kadri Obafemi Hamzat<\/span><span class=\"s3\">, as the All Progressives Congress (APC) consensus governorship candidate, describing the development as proof of the state\u2019s growing political maturity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s3\">Hamzat was presented to the First Lady by members of the <\/span><span class=\"s1\">Governance Advisory Council<\/span><span class=\"s3\"> (GAC), led by its chairman, Prince Tajudeen Oluyole Olusi, in a move that underscores the party\u2019s unified stance ahead of the next election cycle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s3\">Reacting to the presentation, Tinubu commended the GAC for its role in stabilising the party\u2019s internal process, noting that Lagos continues to set the pace in Nigeria\u2019s political evolution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s3\">\u201cLagos has consistently led from the front politically. What you have demonstrated is unity and maturity. This is how democracy should evolve,\u201d she said, adding that leadership ultimately comes from God.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s3\">She also praised Governor <\/span><span class=\"s1\">Babajide Sanwo-Olu<\/span><span class=\"s3\"> for his stewardship, expressing confidence that the transition process under his watch would be smooth and impactful.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s3\">Providing insight into the selection process, Sanwo-Olu disclosed that Hamzat\u2019s emergence followed wide consultations across party stakeholders, including aspirants who had indicated interest in the race.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s3\">According to him, 25 GAC members unanimously endorsed Hamzat, after which he was presented to President <\/span><span class=\"s1\">Bola Ahmed Tinubu<\/span><span class=\"s3\">, who also backed the decision.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s3\">\u201cWe are here to formally present him and seek your guidance and blessing,\u201d the governor stated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s3\">Speaking earlier, GAC leader Prince Olusi highlighted the cultural significance of the visit, stressing that Yoruba tradition accords women a central role in governance and decision-making.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s3\">Also lending her voice, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals, <\/span><span class=\"s1\">Adeyoke Orelope-Adefulire<\/span><span class=\"s3\">, applauded the First Lady\u2019s contributions to national development and her support for the current administration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s3\">She subsequently performed the formal presentation of Hamzat as the APC consensus candidate, signaling a major step in the party\u2019s preparations for the Lagos governorship race.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria\u2019s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has thrown her weight behind the emergence of Lagos State Deputy Governor, Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, as the All Progressives Congress (APC) consensus governorship candidate, describing the development as proof of the state\u2019s growing political maturity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26453,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[2270,138,7255,11564],"class_list":["post-26451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-hamzat","tag-lagos","tag-oluremi-tinubu","tag-political-maturity"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26451"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=26451"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26451\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26454,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26451\/revisions\/26454"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/26453"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=26451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=26451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}