Today at APC Lagos State Party Secretariat, ACME Road, Ikeja, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat was officially unveiled as the running mate to the Governorship Candidate of APC, Hon. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu. His choice of deputy was said to be an added advantage given his track record and electoral value.
Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat was born September 19, 1964 in Lagos, Nigeria.
His father, Olatunji Hamzat is an influential politician in Lagos State who served as a member of the Lagos State House of Assembly and also as a Commissioner for Transportation in the state (1979 – 1983) before becoming the one time Vice-Chairman SW of then Alliance for Democracy (AD). Olatunji Hamzat later go on to become the Lagos West Senatorial District leader of the Action Congress, an elder statesman in the Action Congress and a crowned king through his maternal royal lineage.
Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat graduated from the University of Ibadan in 1986 with a degree in Agricultural Engineering and subsequently furthered his studies at home and abroad, resulting in both an MSc. in Crop Processing Engineering (1988) and a Ph.D. in System Process Engineering (1992). Sequel to this, he garnered about two decades of work experience in several organisations including the City of New York, RTP Consulting Services, Columbia University, Merrill Lynch Inc, Morgan Stanley and Oando Plc.
In August 2005, Dr. Hamzat was appointed Commissioner for Science and Technology during the tenure of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Dr. Hamzat retained his position when Governor Babatunde Fashola assumed office in 2007. It was during his tenure as Commissioner for Science and Technology that Dr. Hamzat enforced the application of modern technology in the state's ministries, thus changing the face of data and record keeping in Lagos and at the same time eliminating the trend of state ghost workers. It is reported in some quarters that this single act was largely responsible for his elevation as Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure at the commencement of the second term in office of the Governor Fashola's administration.
In execution of his mandate, Dr. Hamzat's ministry completed several key projects for Lagos State in the mega-city era.
Key achievements and awards
Lagos State Man of the Year 2013
Dr. Hamzat emerged the winner of the fifth edition of the Lagos State Man of the Year Awards in September 2013. Lagos State Man of the Year Winner. The award winner was selected and nominated by a nine-man selection committee comprising renowned academics, writers/researchers and media practitioners.
SHAKIRU SEIDU.
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