Lagos State Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, says President
Bola Tinubu has blessed his governorship ambition ahead of the 2027 Lagos State
election.
Hamzat stated this shortly after a meeting between President
Tinubu and the Governance Advisory Council, GAC, of the Lagos State All
Progressives Congress at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Wednesday.
Addressing newsmen Hamzat said the delegation, led by GAC
chairman Prince Tajudeen Olusi, presented him to the President and received his
blessing for the decision to back his candidature.
“These are fathers, they are leaders, they’ve seen a lot of
Christmases, they’ve seen a lot of Eid El Kabir, so they have experience, and
therefore I’m really, really excited that they brought me here to meet Mr
President, and Mr President has blessed us and blessed the decision of GAC,”
Hamzat said.
According to him, governorship assignment is audacious,
expressing confidence that his experience as Deputy Governor would prepare him
for the task ahead.
“Nobody is ready because the assignment is audacious. But
what you have is experience. Having served as Deputy Governor of Lagos under
Governor Sanwo-Olu, I’ve learned a lot. I know the room. I know where the
kitchen is.
“You know, if you want to cook for people and you don’t know
the kitchen, doesn’t matter how good a chef you are, you must know the
kitchen,” he added.
Recall that Tinubu on Wednesday endorsed Hamzat as the consensus
governorship candidate of the APC, in next year’s general elections in the
state.
The 59-year-old Hamzat has served as Deputy Governor of
Lagos State since 2019 and previously held office as Commissioner for Works and
Infrastructure under former Governor Akinwunmi Ambode.
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