As the 2027 general election approaches in Lagos State, former governor Akinwunmi Ambode is resurfacing in political calculations, amid reports that influential party stakeholders are considering a plan to defer the governorship ambition of Seyi Tinubu to 2031. The contest is expected to be highly competitive, with multiple aspirants, shifting power blocs and growing public engagement shaping discussions about the state’s next leadership. Reports indicate that several organisations, including the Coalition of Nigerian Youth Leaders, The Future Platform and some diaspora-based Nigerian groups, have in recent months urged Ambode to declare interest in the race, a development said to have unsettled internal party dynamics.
The situation has reportedly placed the Governance Advisory Council (GAC) in a delicate position, as Seyi Tinubu, 40, has neither formally declared his ambition nor received a public endorsement from his father, President Bola Tinubu. With Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu set to complete his second and constitutionally allowed term by 2027, sources suggest party power brokers are weighing a scenario in which Ambode returns to complete a second term, potentially clearing the path for Seyi Tinubu’s emergence in 2031. Seyi Tinubu has been mentioned by some youth and diaspora groups as a possible future contender for the Lagos governorship.