Pressure Mounts for Sanwo-Olu to Step Aside on Health Grounds as Hamzat Prepares to Assume Office

Lagos is on edge after reports that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has been urged to resign on health grounds. Sources say President Bola Tinubu and his inner circle are dissatisfied with the state leadership and have drawn up plans for Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat to finish the current term. If Sanwo-Olu steps down, Hamzat would take over immediately and emerge as a leading contender for the 2027 governorship election. The move highlights a growing power struggle in Lagos, Tinubu’s key stronghold, with implications for party unity and governance continuity. Tensions have been simmering over alleged insubordination, land disputes on Banana Island, and an EFCC probe into an associate accused of money laundering. Recent interventions by the presidency in state assembly leadership battles further underscore the high-stakes political recalibration underway.

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