Lagos deputy gov denies son’s presence at Peter Obi’s rally

Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, has denied the reports that his son, Femi, joined the rally organised by the supporters of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, in the state.

An online picture of an individual captioned, ‘The Lagos State Deputy Governor’s son Femi Hamzat, joins the obidient rally in support of Peter Obi’, had gone viral on the social media on Saturday after the #Obidients rally in Lagos.

Reacting to the development, Hamzat, in a statement issued on Sunday by his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Tunde Alao, said the man in the viral picture was not his son or relative.

The deputy governor warned politicians and supporters of the Labour Party to desist from cheap tactics that would not yield any political gains.

The statement read: “For the avoidance of doubt, the gentleman in the displayed photograph is neither the deputy governor’s son nor his relative.

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“The viral message is another mischievous, false and malicious attempt to cause friction between the deputy governor and his admirers and loyalists across the nation.

“Dr Hamzat has a reputation of commitment and loyalty to the Sanwo-Olu led administration and the All Progressives Congress.

“His support is for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Senator Kashim Shettima. Our party and all our supporters are working hard to ensure that our candidates get the votes of Nigerians and ours is not about bogus statistics and lies.”

The Star