Nigeria, April 30 -- A former Lagos governorship candidate, Abdul-Azeez Adediran, has withdrawn from the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship race ahead of the 2027 election, in a move that comes amid mounting support for Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat.

Mr Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, announced his withdrawal on Thursday, a day after Mr Hamzat was presented to President Bola Tinubu by the Governance Advisory Council (GAC) as the party's consensus candidate.

The development marks a shift in the dynamics of the Lagos APC succession race, which has seen a wave of endorsements for Mr Hamzat by key party figures.

On Thursday, former governor Akinwunmi Ambode publicly backed Mr Hamzat, reinforcing an earlier endorsement by Pr...