BIOGRAPHY
Dr.
Obafemi
Kadri
Hamzat,
was
elected
the
Deputy
Governor
of Lagos
State
following
the
victory
of
the
All
Progressives
Congress
(APC)
at the
March
9,
2019
gubernatorial
election.
As
running
mate
to
the
Governor,
His
Excellency,
Mr.
Babajide
Olusola
Sanwo-Olu,
the duo
pulled
three-quarter
of
the
total
valid
votes
cast
in
the
elections
to
emerge
winners.
Born on
September
19,
1964,
ideologically
progressive
Dr.
Hamzat
joined
the
public
service
in
2005
from an
impressive
career
in
the
academics,
financial
services
and
engineering.
As
a
multidisciplinary
professional
with
accomplishments
in
information
technology
and
consulting,
he is
impressively
established
as a
visionary
leader
with
focus
on
excellence
and
performance.
Dr.
Hamzat
brought
into
public
service
the
energy
and
vitality
of
a
private
sector
executive
after
over 2
decades
of
exciting
career
spanning
different
sub-sectors
of
the
economy
such as
RTP
Consulting
Services,
City
of New
York,
Columbia
University,
Merrill
Lynch
Inc.,
Morgan
Stanley
and
Oando
Plc.,
as Chief
Information
Officer
(CIO)
and
Group
Head,
IT
Strategy.
His
headship
as
Commissioner
at
the
Ministry
of
Science
&
Technology
entrenched
a
new
work
culture
among
the
staff
who
embraced
his
style of
open
and
transparent
leadership
with
enthusiasm.
In four
years,
he
deployed
a
cutting-edge
technology
that
integrated
the
entire
Lagos
State
Public
Service,
and with
that
initiative
Lagos
became
the
first
government
institution
in
Africa
to
implement
11
modules
of
Oracle
ERP.
On
the
strength
of
his
performance,
he was
retained
in
the
first
term
of the
Babatunde
Fashola’s
administration
from
2007-2011
to
continue
with
the
technological
innovation
that
brought
efficiency
to
government
activities
in
Lagos
State.
In the
second
term of
the
administration
(2011 to
2015),
His
Excellency,
Dr.
Hamzat
was
appointed
Commissioner
for
Works
and
Infrastructure
to
champion
the
State
infrastructural
revolution.
He
later
served
as
Special
Adviser
(Technical)
to
His
Excellency,
Mr.
Babatunde
Raji
Fashola,
when he
became
the
Honourable
Minister
of
Works,
Power
and
Housing
before
his
nomination
and
subsequent
election
as
the
Deputy
Governor
of
Lagos
State.
Dr.
Hamzat
had
his
early
education
at
Odu
Abore
Memorial
Primary
School
in
Mushin
and
Olivet
Baptist
High
School,
Oyo. For
his
tertiary
education,
he
attended
the
Prestigious
University
of
Ibadan,
graduated
with a
B.Sc.
(Second
Class
Upper)
in
Agricultural
Engineering
in
1986 and
earned
an M.Sc.
in
Agricultural
Engineering
in
1988
from
the
same
University.
In 1992,
he
earned a
Ph.D.
in
System
Process
Engineering
from
Cranfield
University,
England
and was
the
first
student
in
the
department
to
complete
his
doctorate
within
three
years.
He
is also
an
alumnus
of
the
Harvard
Kennedy
School
of
Government.
Dr.
Obafemi
Hamzat,
who
has
two
publications
in
reputable
Scientific
Journals
to
his
name, is
a
Microsoft
Certified
System
Engineer,
a
member
of
the
Nigeria
Computer
Society
and
Fellow
of
Nigeria
Society
of
Engineers,
with
numerous
exposures
to
international
trainings
including
the
World
Bank
Third
Country
Training
Programme
in
Singapore
to
understand
the
challenges
facing
the
developing
nations
of
the
world.
A
best-in-class
public
administrator,
Dr.
Hamzat
is a
strategic
thinker,
who
has
coordinated
execution
of
numerous
world-class
projects
and
developmental
agenda
towards
transforming
Lagos
state
into
Africa’s
model
megacity
and
financial
hub.
He
is a
doer,
who
pushes
the
boundary
for
excellence
in
public
service
without
seeking
undue
limelight.
His
Excellency,
Dr.
Hamzat
finds
joy
in his
public
office
achievements,
only
when
the
impacts
of
his
efforts
make
life
better
for
the
people
better,
and
overall
public
interest
is
adequately
served.
Highly
revered
and
extensively
decorated
for
his
efficient
resource
utilization
in
the
private
sector
and
gallantry
in
public
service,
he was
the
winner
of
the
2013
edition
of
the
Lagos
State
Man
of the
Year
Awards.
Beyond
accolades,
Hamzat’s
extensive
knowledge
and
leadership
ability
have
earned
him
important
seats
at
critical
decision
making
and
advisory
tables
both
in
the
state
and
countrywide.
The
Lagos
State
Deputy
Governor,
Dr.
Kadri
Obafemi
Hamzat
is a
devout
Muslim
and
committed
family
man,
whose
marriage
to
Mrs.
Oluremi
Hamzat
is
blessed
with
lovely
children.
He is
deeply
interested
in
development
economics,
social
welfare
and
gender
empowerment,
and
has
remained
a strong
voice
against
discriminatory
policies
that
debase
humanity.