Lagos 2019: Sanwo-Olu picks as Hamzat as running mate

Ahead of the 2019 governorship election coming up next year, the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Party (APC) in Lagos, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has picked Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat as his running mate.

The Chairman of the All Progressives Party in Lagos, Alhaji Tunde Balogun made the announcement at the party’s Lagos secretariat in Acme, Ogba on Sunday.

Balogun said Hamzat was selected after wide consultations by the Apex decision making body of the party with other important stakeholders.

“The highest decision making body of APC together with all the relevant stakeholders of APC in Lagos State have endorsed Dr Kadiri Obafemi Hamzat as the running mate to the candidate of APC in Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu.

“After the endorsement, it is important for me to publicly and officially present Dr Kadiri Obafemi Hamzat as the running mate of our candidate, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu for the 2019 gubernatorial election in Lagos State,” he said.

Born September 19, 1964, Dr. Hamzat, is a Ph.D. holder in System Process Engineering.