'If not for Hamzat, I wouldn't be governor' - Sanwo-Olu opens up

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has yet opened up connected the relation his deputy, Obafemi Hamzat, played successful his emergence arsenic politician successful 2019.

Sanwo-Olu, who spoke astatine an lawsuit held successful Lagos, narrated however Hamzat voluntarily stepped speech for him during the heated 2018 All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship primaries that saw him regenerate then-Governor Akinwunmi Ambode.

He said that Hamzat was 1 of the biggest contenders for the Lagos governorship summons astatine the clip and had monolithic enactment crossed the state, but helium chose to sacrifice his ambition successful the involvement of the party.

"If not for Hamzat, I wouldn't beryllium politician today," Sanwo-Olu said emotionally.

According to him, Hamzat not lone stepped speech but besides mobilised his ain supporters to enactment for his candidacy, a determination that ...