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

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

  1. ↑ Two Years of Civilian Administration, 1979–1981. Lagos: Lagos State Printing Corporation. 1982. p. 137 and 148.
  2. ↑ Agbor, Cryprian (8 July 1980). "Business in Lagos". Lagos Daily News. p. 1.
  3. ↑ Nation, The (24 May 2019). "Muftau Olatunji Hamzat (1932–2019)". The Nation. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "Obafemi Hamzat at 54". This Day. 22 September 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  5. 1 2 Report, Agency (13 May 2019). "Father of Lagos deputy gov-elect dies". The Punch. Retrieved 21 June 2022.


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