Lagos State Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, has expressed confidence that his experience in his current position has prepared him for the task ahead in the governorship.
TheTimes Nigeria reports that Hamzat stated this shortly after a meeting between President Bola Tinubu and the Governance Advisory Council (GAC) of the Lagos State All Progressives Congress (APC) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Wednesday.
Tinubu endorsed Hamzat as the APC’s consensus governorship candidate for the forthcoming general elections in the state.
Addressing journalists, Hamzat said the delegation, led by GAC chairman Prince Tajudeen Olusi, presented him to the President and received his blessing for the decision to back his candidature.
According to him, the governorship assignment is audacious, but he has learned a lot from his principal, Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
He said, “These are fathers, they are leaders, they’ve seen a lot of Christmases, they’ve seen a lot of Eid El Kabir, so they have experience, and therefore I’m really, really excited that they brought me here to meet Mr President, and Mr President has blessed us and blessed the decision of GAC.
“Nobody is ready because the assignment is audacious. But what you have is experience. Having served as Deputy Governor of Lagos under Governor Sanwo-Olu, I’ve learned a lot. I know the room. I know where the kitchen is.
“You know, if you want to cook for people and you don’t know the kitchen, doesn’t matter how good a chef you are, you must know the kitchen.”
