Femi Hamzat

We even forgot to ask a very quick one, I'll ask you.

What do you think are your chances against Hamzat on the one hand and Funchal Duarte on the other? And also to ask if there's a possibility that you and Funchal could agree that one would step down for the other.

So, it's a very interesting question.

Against Hamzat, I feel that we're very formidable against him.

We're going to do the work to win.

Lagos City is in a state where people cannot pretend that it is working.

And in Lagos, the state government says discussions are continuing on the proposed fourth mainland bridge.

Deputy Governor Kadri Obafemi Hamzat says the state cannot fund the bridge and its rail project simultaneously from its own resources.

Hamzat adds that the bridge has been designed and costed with discussions ongoing with investors from Portugal, China and other countries.

Outside Nigeria, Russia says it is ready in principle to resume talks with the United States and Ukraine to end the war.

Lagos, APC Governorship Candidate

Obafemi Hamzat is expected to release his Governorship Manifesto this month, outlining seven pillars, 31 chapters and 100 promises.

At the party event, Hamzat urged members to strengthen their commitment to ensuring the APC's victory in 2027.

And as we count down to the general election, the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria has declared a nationwide program of prayer and fasting.

Speaking at a rally in Lagos, the governor called on youths and older citizens to join the campaign in support of the Tinubu-Shettima and Hamzat-Sonaiye on tickets.

The National Coordinator of the campaign, Sunday Adekomi, also commended President Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima, Governor Sanwo-Olu, and his deputy, Obafemi Hamzat, for their service to the country.

And Pope Leo XIV has undergone surgery to remove a growth from his right lung.

The seventy-one-year-old pontiff was diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma and underwent a 90-minute operation at a hospital in Rome.

J.I.V. struggled to respond to fluent Yoruba and reverted to English, drawing a public criticism.

Uh, several days later, the deputy governor who's running for, for the office of the governor, by the way, um, governor, Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat, made a highly calculated appearance on Maso Ibó.

Uh, Maso Ibó, for those who don't know, we've discussed on this podcast several times.

It is a strict Yoruba language game show showcasing the mastery of Yoruba language and Yoruba culture, right? That's the whole point of the show.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

True.

This is a man that woke up in 2003, early in the morning when the AD governors found out that Obasanjo played a fast one on them, and started telling people that do not vote for PDP, vote for AD in Lagos.

Because obviously Obasanjo already cleared the Southwest, he put a fast one on the other AD governors.

Yes, where is it? Oh, fantastic.

Our Deputy Governor of Lagos State Obafemi Hamzat was at Podfest Niger.

Ayo, were you at Podfest Niger? No, I was not.

What is Podfest Niger?

terra culture before they expanded to what it is now the original version of terra culture

Yes, yes.

Okay, so the Lagos State Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat was at Podfest Nigeria 2026, and he was talking about a few things, right? The culture of the country and all of that.

And he was, you know, like flipping bad news to good news, that kind of thing, or just, you know, kind of owning it, right? I think that was his point, owning like the narrative.