Nigerian billionaire businessman Femi Otedola has recalled sharing a bunk bed with Hamzat at boarding school nearly half a century ago with the All Progressives Congress (APC) Lagos state Governorship candidate and Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat.
Otedola made these remarks following a private dinner he hosted in honor of the incoming governor.
In a post shared on X, the business mogul recalled sharing a bunk bed with Hamzat at boarding school nearly half a century ago.
“Yesterday, I hosted dinner in honour of @DrObafemiHamzat, the incoming Governor of Lagos State,” Otedola stated. “A man of the highest integrity, with whom I shared a bunk bed at boarding school 49 years ago.”
Highlighting the enduring nature of their friendship, Otedola emphasized that his firsthand experience of Hamzat’s character over the past 49 years has consistently been shaped by honesty, sincerity, and fairness.
He described the Lagos Deputy Governor as a leader defined by unwavering integrity and strong moral principles.
The dinner had in attendance Africa’s richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote and Chairman of BUA Group, Abdulsamad Rabiu.
