As the two major political parties in Lagos State, the APC and the PDP, hold their governorship primaries this week, analysts say the ruling APC remains on course to continue its dominance in the state.
In reality, Mr Sanwo-Olu might as well be the consensus aspirant. Having received the endorsements of the party’s leader in the state, Bola Tinubu, and the Governance Advisory Council ; it is almost impossible for any of the other aspirants to pull an upset. In 2018, when they endorsed a relatively unknown Mr Sanwo-Olu against a sitting governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, the former won the controversial APC primary with a margin that was embarrassing to the governor: 970,851 to 72,901 votes.
He dismissed Mr Tinubu’s endorsement of the governor and his deputy, saying it was “just in recognition of the work they had done.” But while Mr Mustapha spent nearly an hour after his speech at his press conference, answering questions from journalists; Mr Oluwo declined to field questions from reporters.The PDP in Lagos is notorious for its in-fighting, particularly during election seasons, prompting speculations that the party is populated by APC moles.
AbdulAzeez Adediran, the convener of the Lagos4Lagos Movement, joined the party last January and two months later, declared his intention to run for governor on the PDP platform. Ade Dosunmu, an aspirant, was the party’s candidate in 2011 when they lost to the then incumbent governor, Babatunde Fashola. The margin of loss that year remains the widest margin of defeat in the state’s gubernatorial election since 1999.
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