May 25, 2026

By James Ogunnaike

Jimi Lawal, a close ally of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has emerged as the governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, in Ogun State ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Lawal secured victory at the party’s governorship primary election conducted across the 236 wards of the state.

The exercise was contested by three aspirants, namely Lawal, Abiodun Ogundipe and a United States-based medical practitioner, Dr. Marie Odusina.