Lagos top politician and Commissioner for Works and Housing in the state, Engineer Obafemi Hamzat, has formerly declared his intention to succeed Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN) in 2015.
Hamzat told newsmen on Tuesday in Lagos that he has a lot to offer Lagos State.
He said this was with the aim of complementing the good work of Fashola in the close to eight years he has spent in power.
Hamzat is aiming to realise his ambition on the platform of the All Progressives Congress.
The Lagos State gubernatorial hopeful in his further submission said: “I’m ripe for the job and my faith has pushed me to enter the race and I believe by November, I will win at the primaries.
“Though I respect others candidates, but I know I’m more intellectually sound and very brilliant in terms of education, exposure and robust political background in Lagos.
“I got my Ph.D at 26.
“That alone is a plus for me.”
Hamzat who is perceived to be a close ally of Fashola, has joined other contenders such as Akin Ambode, Senator Ganiyu Olarenwaju Solomon and Dr. Leke Pitan for the plum job.
The London trained engineer is one of scions of the respected politician, Pa Olatunji Hamzat, a former commissioner in the regime of Governor Lateef Jakande in Lagos State.
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