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Obafemi Hamzat, former Lagos state commissioner for works,  has been announced as the running mate to Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.

The state party leaders made the official presentation of Hamzat as Sanwo-Olu’s running mate at the party secretariat, Acme Road, Ogba area of Lagos, on Sunday.

Hamzat, son of a political juggernaut in the state, was born September 19, 1964.

He 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 a master’s 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, Hamzat was appointed commissioner for science and technology under the tenure of Bola Tinubu, former governor of the state.

He retained his position when Babatunde Fashola assumed office as governor in 2007.