Obafemi Hamzat, the Lagos State Deputy Governor and 2027 APC gubernatorial aspirant, on Thursday emerged winner of the governorship primary in Lagos State.
Announcing the results at the Collation Centre situated at the APC Secretariat, Ikeja, the Returning Officer, Jonathan Temlong, said that Mr Hamzat polled 657,917 votes to defeat his rival, Olanrewaju Jim-Kamal, who scored a vote.
He said the total number of accredited voters for the primary was 657,974.
According to the returning officer, the primary was conducted across the state’s 245 wards in the 20 local government areas peacefully because the exercise was a family affair.
He said that the election was peaceful, transparent and conducted in compliance with the party’s guidelines across the state.
