Mufutau Olatunji Hamzat
Oba Mufutau Olatunji Hamzat (1932–2019) was a Nigerian banker and monarch. He was a member of Lagos State House of Assembly in 1979[1] and later as the commissioner for transportation from 1979[2] to 1983.[3]
Life
[edit]Hamzat was born in 1932. He attended Christ School, Ilubirin, Lagos, for his secondary education in 1995. He obtained a banking certificate through extramural lessons from University of Ibadan and was employed by Afribank in 1966. He was a member of Lagos state House of Assembly in 1979 and later appointment as the commissioner for transportation, a position he held till the end of the Second Nigerian Republic. He was an oba through his maternal lineage. He was married to Kehinde Hamzat.[4] His son Femi Hamzat is the current deputy governor of Lagos state.[5]
He died on 12 May 2019.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Two Years of Civilian Administration, 1979–1981. Lagos: Lagos State Printing Corporation. 1982. p. 137 and 148.
- ^ Agbor, Cryprian (8 July 1980). "Business in Lagos". Lagos Daily News. p. 1.
- ^ Nation, The (24 May 2019). "Muftau Olatunji Hamzat (1932–2019)". The Nation. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ "Obafemi Hamzat at 54". This Day. 22 September 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ a b Report, Agency (13 May 2019). "Father of Lagos deputy gov-elect dies". The Punch. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
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