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

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. Report, Agency (13 May 2019). "Father of Lagos deputy gov-elect dies". The Punch. Retrieved 21 June 2022.