*ISOKAN YORUBA GROUP ENDORSES HAMZAT FOR GOVERNOR, INSISTS DEPUTY MUST BE LAGOS INDIGENE*
The Isokan Yoruba Group, a leading socio-cultural and political organization of Lagos State indigenes, has declared support for Dr. Obafemi Hamzat as the next Governor of Lagos State, while calling on the All Progressives Congress (APC) to ensure that the Deputy Governorship slot is ceded to a bona fide Lagos indigene.
In a statement issued Monday in Lagos, the President of the Group, Prince Adekunle Adegoroye, said the position follows extensive consultations with traditional rulers, community leaders, and indigenous stakeholders across the five administrative divisions of the State – Ikeja, Badagry, Ikorodu, Lagos Island, and Epe.
“As stakeholders and landlords of Lagos State, we have resolved to support the aspiration of Dr. Obafemi Hamzat to lead our dear State. We acknowledge his competence, experience, and loyalty to the progressive family,” Prince Adegoroye stated.
“However, we state clearly and unequivocally: For equity, balance, and political inclusion, the next Deputy Governor of Lagos State must be a bona fide Lagos indigene. This is the irreducible minimum for our vote and total support in 2027.”
The Group noted that while Lagos remains home to all Nigerians, the principle of fairness demands that indigenes are represented in the highest offices of their ancestral state.
“From Badagry to Epe, from Ikorodu to Awori-speaking communities, Lagos parades highly qualified, loyal party men and women who can serve excellently as Deputy Governor. They understand the land, the culture, and the grassroots,” the statement read.
Isokan Yoruba Group appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as National Leader of the APC and Political Leader of Lagos State, and to the leadership of the APC, to ensure this demand is factored into the final ticket.
“We are not making this demand from a place of hostility. This is a patriotic call for balance and inclusion. A Lagos indigene as Deputy Governor will deepen social cohesion, strengthen the party’s bond with the grassroots, and guarantee massive indigenous votes for the APC in 2027,” Prince Adegoroye concluded.
The Group reaffirmed its loyalty to the APC and to President Tinubu, stressing that the move would consolidate the party’s dominance in Lagos State.
*Aluta Continua… Victoria Ascerta*
*Signed:*
*Prince Adekunle Adegoroye*
President, Isokan Yoruba Group
An Indigene of Lagos State
08146660288
*Comrade Shola Omolola*
National Secretary, Isokan Yoruba Group
08033815778
*Prince Adewale Samson*
National Organising Secretary, Isokan Yoruba Group
08075241111
*Barrister Kayode Alabi*
National Legal Adviser,
Isokan Yoruba Group
O8023040788
*Isokan Yoruba......Lojewalogun!*
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