SDP chairman in Lagos, Femi Olaniyi, emerged on Tuesday as the consensus governorship candidate of the party for the 2027 governorship election.
The Lagos State chapter of the Allied Peoples Movement on Monday re-elected Bunmi Adeyemo and 16 others as members of the state executive committee.
“I certainly was told before I came into the party there would be an automatic ticket for me,” Mr Nwoko said. “Why would I just leave like that?”
The Federal High Court, Abuja Division, has declared former President Goodluck Jonathan is eligible to contest in the 2027 presidential election.
Despite concerns by opposition figures warning the APC government against reckless borrowing, Mr Tinubu insisted the country must borrow to grow.
Ex-tech minister Uche Nnaji, who resigned from President Bola Tinubu’s administration in 2025 after a humiliating certificate forgery scandal, has clinched the PDP’s governorship ticket.
The Zamfara chapter of the African Democratic Congress has declared former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar as the winner of its presidential primary election in the state.
Great Ogboru emerged as the governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress in Delta on Monday.
The returning officer said a total of 69,434 votes were cast during the primary.
Residents described the declaration as victory for grassroots politics.
