Barely two years into the current political cycle, succession battles are already raging in no fewer than 10 states where governors are nearing the end of their constitutionally mandated two-term limit.
Findings by Sunday Punch show that intense underground politicking, subtle campaigns, and strategic alignments are gaining momentum in states such as Lagos, Ogun, and Nasarawa, even as outgoing governors keep their preferred successors close to their chests.
Of the 28 governors sworn in after the 2023 general elections, 10 are currently serving their final terms. These include the governors of Oyo, Gombe, Bauchi, Lagos, Ogun, Borno, Nasarawa, Kwara, Yobe, and Adamawa. Seven of them belong to the All Progressives Congress (APC), while the remaining three are of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
