Obafemi Hamzat, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for the 2027 Lagos election, has appointed Musiliu Obanikoro, former minister of state for defence, as director-general of his campaign.
Hamzat reportedly announced the appointment at an expanded meeting of the campaign council held on Wednesday in Lagos.
According to Arise Television, President Bola Tinubu endorsed the appointment during a recent meeting with state officials of the party.
The president was said to have backed Obanikoro, describing him as experienced for the role given his service in various elective and appointed positions at both state and national levels.
Obanikoro, a former governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos, also served as commissioner for home affairs and culture in 1999 under Tinubu as governor of the state.
He later became senator representing Lagos central in 2003, serving one term before his appointment as Nigeria’s
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