Hamzat steps down as Lagos lawmakers endorse APC guber aspirant
This is coming few hours before the APC governorship primaries scheduled to hold on Sunday, September 30, 2018.
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![Dr Ayodele Festus Olorunfemi [The Punch]](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20width%3D'100'%20height%3D'100'%20data-ring-placeholder%3D'1'%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E "Dr Ayodele Festus Olorunfemi [The Punch]")
Sanwo-Olu is believed to be the anointed candidate of the APC national leader, Bola Tinubu.
According to Punch, Hamzat announced his decision to withdraw from the governorship race at a press conference in Lagos.
He also called on his supporters to vote for Sanwo-Olu, who he described as a man of intergrity.
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The Governor of Lagos state, Akinwunmi Ambode will be slugging it out with Sanwo-Olu at the primaries.
Ambode, according to reports, has fallen out with his mentor, Tinubu.
Also, a Twitter user, @EromoEgbejule has posted a document showing signatures, supposed to be that of 36 members of the Lagos House of Assembly who have endorsed Babajide Sanwo-olu.
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The authenticity of the document has not been confirmed yet.
Meanwhile, Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode has expressed his readiness to participate in the upcoming APC primaries.
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