Lagos State Deputy Governor Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, has refuted the now-viral report that his son is an ‘Obidient’ and partook in the rally that caused the gridlock in Lagos on Saturday as he cautioned loyalists and supporters of the Labour Party to desist from cheap politics.
Hamzat’s rebuttal was contained in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Mr Tunde Alao on Sunday in Lagos in light of a post on Twitter that supposedly showed his son among the Pro-Peter Obi group.
The picture was 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 #Obidient Rally in Lagos.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the gentleman in the displayed photograph is neither the deputy governor’s son nor his relative.
“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,” Hamzat said.
The deputy governor also added that any attempt to tarnish the deputy governor’s character by spewing falsehood about his family would remain a vain and futile attempt until eternity.
He went on to advise the supporters of the Labour Party to get serious with their campaigns and desist from cheap tactics that would not yield any political gains.
“We hope that Nigerians will detect these tendencies to deceive and see it for what it is. It is too late in the day to keep lying to Nigerians. It won’t work.” the statement reads.
