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The nomination of Dr Babafemi Hamzat as the running mate to Mr Sanwo-Olu, the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate in Lagos, has confirmed full political reconciliation of former Governor Babatunde Fashola and his predecessor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
The nomination has also opened the prospect of a working alliance between the two major political groups in the Lagos State chapter of the APC, Mandate Group and Justice Forum.
Sanwo-Olu belonged to the Mandate Group while Hamzat is a scion of the Justice Forum, which until recently had his father, Alhaji Olatunji Hamzat, now a traditional ruler, as head of the group. Read more