Nigeria, April 30 -- Former Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has endorsed Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat as the All Progressives Congress (APC) consensus candidate for the 2027 governorship election, reinforcing a succession push already backed by President Bola Tinubu.

Mr Ambode announced his support in a statement on Thursday, a day after Mr Tinubu publicly endorsed Mr Hamzat during a meeting with party leaders in Lagos.

"I join my fellow members of the All Progressives Congress to congratulate my brother and friend, Dr Kadiri Obafemi Hamzat, on his emergence as the Consensus Governorship Candidate of our great party, the APC," Mr Ambode said.

"Your deliberate and purposeful consultations with the Party hierarchy and all members...