The bid of Seyi Tinubu to succeed Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in 2027 continues to gather momentum with the release of a campaign video highlighting the credentials of the president’s son.
Seyi is believed to be joining a list of Lagos governorship hopefuls including Lagos Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, and Chief of Staff to the president, Femi Gbajabiamila.
A video of Seyi making the rounds on various social media platforms, jighlights the president’s son’s biography, focusing on his education, career, and humanitarian activities as a Nigerian. It also documents his involvement in youth development in the country.
Already, some groups have endorsed Seyi Tinubu as a potential successor to Governor Sanwo-Olu in 2027.
On Tuesday, the Coalition of Nigerian Youth Leaders issued an endorsement in Owerri, Imo, suggesting that the younger Tinubu would be welcomed to contest the governorship seat.
He was also endorsed by Friends of Seyi, a group emphasising his vision and intellectual wherewithal to govern the country’s commercial nerve.
APC chieftain Joe Igbokwe, however, described the gale of endorsements as a ploy to undermine the president in a Facebook post.
“Who are these faceless people pushing Seyi Tinubu for Lagos governor? This is a needless distraction,” said Mr Igbokwe. “To pull PBAT down is their target. Ruling Lagos is not the job of boys.”
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