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Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat was Born on September 19, 1964, Hamzat, was appointed the Commissioner for Ministry of Science & Technology, Lagos in August 2005 by former governor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a position, he held until 2011. He was reappointed the Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure by Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola in 2011. Hamzat’s foray into the ring has sent tongues wagging but it is Sanwo-Olu’s entry into the mix that has flipped the script.
While submitting his nomination form at the APC headquarters, Sanwo-Olu was accompanied by James Odunmbaku, a prominent member of Mandate Movement – a group fiercely loyal to Bola Tinubu, national leader of the party. In a video shared on Tuesday by Dele Momodu, publisher of Ovation International, Odunmbaku, popularly known as Baba Eto (Master planner) declared Sanwo-Olu as the “incoming governor of Lagos state.”
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Dr. Obafemi Hamzat submitting his nomination form. Source: Twitter
Femi Hamzat was born on September 19th 1964 in Lagos. Born into a civil service family; his father, Olatunji Hamzat originally a banker, served as a member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, as well as Commissioner for Transportation in the early 80s.
Dr. Hamzat attended Odu Abore Memorial Primary School, Mushin, Lagos State and Olivet Baptist High School, Oyo State in the southwest region of Nigeria. He proceeded to the University of Ibadan where he graduated with a B.Sc. in Agricultural Engineering (1986) and a M.Sc. in Crop Processing Engineering (1988). In 1992, he graduated from Cranfield University, England with a Ph.D in System Process Engineering, becoming the first student in the department to complete his doctorate within three years.Image may be NSFW.
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An accomplished academic and a technocrat of proven ability, Dr. Hamzat’s career has seen him work in both the private and public sector with experience in organizations such as RTP Consulting Services, City of New York, Columbia University, Merrill Lynch Inc, Morgan Stanley and Oando Plc.
In 2005, Dr.Hamzat joined the Lagos State Civil Service, serving as the Commissioner, Ministry of Science and Technology. Within the administration, he introduced and championed the automation of government processes. This helped change and
improve the way public servants carry out their operations in the State, as well as eradicate State ghost workers through the implementation of enterprise resource planning.Image may be NSFW.
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In 2011, Dr Hamzat was appointed Lagos State Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure; a position he holds to date. Since becoming Commissioner he has been responsible for many civil and construction works in the State.
His other notable achievements are; the completion of the Lekki-Ikoyi Bridge linking Admiralty Way to Bourdillon Road, Nigeria’s first cable-stayed bridge and the completion of the Lekki Expressway with the upgrade, expansion and maintenance of approximately 50km of the Lekki-Epe Expressway (Phase I), and construction of Yaya Abatan, Cemetry Road in Ajeromi Ifelodun and others across the State.
Dr. Hamzat is married with children to Oluremi Hamzat.
