Chartered Risk Management Institute of Nigeria

Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, was re-elected the Deputy Governor of Lagos State for a second term, following the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the March 18, 2023 gubernatorial election. He remained the running mate to the Governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu after an outstanding first term performance.

Born on September 19, 1964, ideologically progressive Dr. Hamzat joined the public service in 2005 from an impressive career in academics, financial services and engineering with accomplishments in information technology and consulting. Ever since then, he has increasingly established as a visionary leader with an impressive focus on excellence and performance.

Dr. Hamzat brought his energy and vitality into public service after over 2 decades of an exciting private sector career across various top positions in reputable organizations such as RTP Consulting Services, City of New York, College of New Rochelle, New York, Merrill Lynch Inc., Morgan Stanley and Oando Plc.

While on his first public sector role, his headship as Commissioner at the Ministry of Science & Technology during the Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration, entrenched a new work culture among the staff who embraced his style of open and transparent leadership with enthusiasm.

In only four years, he deployed cutting-edge technology that integrated the entire Lagos State Public Service, and with that initiative, Lagos became the first government institution in Africa to implement 11 modules of Oracle ERP. On the strength of his performance, he was retained in the first term of Babatunde Fashola administration (2007-2011) to continue with the technological innovation that brought such efficiency to government activities in Lagos State.