Alausa dismisses reports of planned resignation to contest Lagos governorship

Dr. Tunji Alausa, minister of education, has dismissed reports claiming he intends to resign from the federal executive council to pursue the governorship of Lagos.

The minister described the claims as rumours, insisting that he remains focused on his responsibilities at the federal ministry of education.

In a post on X on Wednesday, Alausa said he is still actively carrying out his duties and urged the public to disregard the speculation.

“We’re still hard at work here at the FME, don’t believe the rumours,” he wrote.

The speculation followed growing political conversations ahead of the 2027 general elections, with some reports suggesting that Alausa could join the race for the Lagos governorship.

However, his statement indicates that he has no plans, for now, to step down from his current position in the federal executive council.

Meanwhile, the Independent National Electoral Commission has fixed April 23 to May 30 for political parties to conduct their primary elections ahead of the 2027 polls.

The timetable implies that political appointees interested in contesting elective positions must resign their appointments in order to participate in the primaries and secure their party nominations.

In addition, Section 77(2) of the Electoral Act, 2026 requires political parties to submit a detailed digital membership register to the electoral body at least 21 days before their primaries.

The register is expected to contain members’ names, sex, date of birth, address, state, local government area, ward, polling unit, national identity number and photograph in both hard and soft copies.

The law also stipulates that only members whose names appear in the register will be eligible to vote or be voted for during party primaries, congresses and conventions.