Record
Record
Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat's record in public office.
The case
Why Dr. Hamzat
The case for Dr. Hamzat rests on experience, competence, leadership capacity, dedication to public service, and progressive ideals.
Steady Hands on the Tiller
Record
Record in office
Photograph supplied by the PBAT-KOH Diaspora Campaign Directorate.
Public office
2005 to 2011
Commissioner for Science and Technology, Lagos State.
2011 to 2015
Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Lagos State.
2015 to 2019
Special Adviser (Technical), Federal Ministry of Works, Power and Housing, Abuja.
2019
Elected Deputy Governor of Lagos State, on the ticket of Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
2023
Re-elected Deputy Governor of Lagos State at the election of March 18, 2023.
Achievements in office
His achievements in office include the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge, the implementation of Oracle ERP modules across Lagos State government operations, and the removal of ghost workers from the state payroll.
Awards and recognition
Dr. Hamzat was named Lagos State Man of the Year in 2013.
2019 to date
With Governor Sanwo-Olu, 2019 to date
Dr. Hamzat has served as Deputy Governor alongside Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu since 2019. This is the record of their administration across Lagos State.
Transport and rail
13 km
Blue Line rail
Passenger service on the first phase, 13 km from Marina to Mile 2, began on September 4, 2023.
8 stations
Red Line rail
Full passenger service from Agbado to Oyingbo began on October 15, 2024, with eight stations on the first phase.
Roads and bridges
1.4 km
Pen Cinema flyover, Agege
A 1.4 km flyover, opened in March 2021 with five roads in the Agege area.
18.75 km
Eleko to Epe T-Junction road
18.75 km of the Lekki-Epe corridor rebuilt as a six-lane concrete road, opened in February 2023.
Power
2024
Lagos State Electricity Law 2024
Signed on December 3, 2024, setting up an electricity market for the state.
LASERC
State electricity regulator
In December 2024 the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission transferred oversight of the Lagos electricity market to the Lagos State Electricity Regulatory Commission.
Education
2
Two new state universities
The Lagos State University of Science and Technology and the Lagos State University of Education, established by laws signed in February 2022.
14,000+
EKOEXCEL
A programme for public primary schools started in 2019; by 2023 more than 14,000 teachers had been trained, across more than 1,000 schools.
Health
4
Maternal and Child Centres
Centres at Badagry, Eti-Osa, Igando and Epe; the Epe centre, opened in June 2021, has 110 beds.
1.1 million+
Ilera Eko health insurance
More than 1.1 million Lagos residents enrolled in the state health insurance scheme by December 2024.
Technology
6,000 km
Metro fibre
A 6,000 km fibre duct network for the state, half complete by December 2023.
Housing
9,970
New homes
9,970 housing units delivered across the state between 2019 and 2025.
774
LagosHOMS Sangotedo, Phase I
774 homes of one, two and three bedrooms, opened in December 2021.
Agriculture
32 tonnes
Lagos Rice Mill, Imota
A mill of 32 metric tonnes an hour at Imota, Ikorodu, opened in January 2023.
Revenue
No. 1
Internally generated revenue
Lagos leads all 36 states in internally generated revenue.
Before public office
Experience abroad
Dr. Hamzat earned his doctorate at Cranfield University in England in 1992 and worked in New York between 1993 and 2005: in city government, at Columbia University, and in technology roles at Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley. He joined the Lagos State Government in 2005.
Career before public office
Cranfield University, England
PhD in System Process Engineering, 1992.
City of New York
Human Resources Administration, 1993 to 1996.
Columbia University, New York
Adjunct Professor in the CTA Program, 1998 to 2000, teaching systems administration and enterprise networking.
Merrill Lynch, New York
Vice President, Core Technology Support Group, 1999 to 2002.
Morgan Stanley, New York
Senior Associate, PC Engineering, 2002 to 2005.
Oando Plc
Chief Information Officer, from 2005.
RTP Consulting Services and the College of New Rochelle, New York
Earlier roles in consulting and at the college.
Education, training and memberships
University of Ibadan
BSc in Agricultural Engineering, 1986, and MSc, 1988.
Harvard Kennedy School
Executive education, 2010.
World Bank
Third Country Training Programme, Singapore.
Nigerian Society of Engineers
Fellow.
Nigeria Computer Society
Member.
Microsoft certification
Microsoft Certified System Engineer.
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