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Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Hamzat in pole position to succeed Fashola



Lagos State Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, has emerged as front-runner in the race for the next Governor of Lagos State. He stands a high chance of carrying the flag of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in the 2015 governorship election.  Daily Independent exclusively gathered that Hamzat is highly favoured and on top of a list of five aspirants warming up to become the 14th Governor of the state when the tenure of Babatunde Fashola ends in May 2015

Other aspirants also favoured in the race to the Lagos House, Ikeja, include former Commissioner for Environment, Muiz Banire, Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, Senate Minority Whip, Ganiyu Solomon, and former Commissioner for Health, Lekan Pitan.
A source close to the top echelons of the ACN told Daily Independent that Hamzat is a favourite to step into Fashola’s shoes and that he implicitly has the nod of his boss, Fashola.

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