The Association of Arewa Yoruba Youths (AAYY) has supported Seyi Tinubu's rumored Lagos state governorship ambition.

The group said Seyi, the son of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has the constitutional right like any Nigerian citizen to contest any elective position in the country.

The group’s National Coordinator, Ambassador Lawal Hussein Taiye, made this known In a statement issued on Friday, January 31, 2025, Vanguard reports.

Lawal said Seyi Tinubu is eligible to seek public office and that it’s not a crime for him to want to be the governor of Lagos state.

“It’s not a crime; he is constitutionally qualified to aspire for any elective position like any other Nigerian citizen,” The AAYY leader said qualified individuals should be encouraged to contribute to national development, regardless of their family background.

Lawal compared the situation to political families like the Saraki’s in Kwara state and cited the Bush family in the United States.

Drawing parallels with political families in other democracies, he said: “President George H.W. Bush served as the 41st President, and his son, George W. Bush, became the 43rd President. Additionally, two of President Bush’s sons served as governors of Florida and Texas without controversy. Similarly, in Nigeria, Senator Bukola Saraki served as governor of Kwara State from 2003 to 2011, while his sister, Gbemisola Saraki, served as a senator during the same period.”

Legit.ng also reported that a group declared support for Dr. Tunji Alausa, the minister of state for education, to become the next governor of Lagos state.

The League of Concerned Lagosians (LCL) endorsed Alausa as its candidate for the Lagos governorship election in 2027.

The prominent political pressure group in Lagos state maintained that Alausa’s candidacy was a strategic move to align Lagos’ future with President Tinubu’s blueprint for development.