Lagos State Deputy Governor, Hamzat Denies Taking Oath Of Allegiance In US To Renounce Nigerian CitizenshipThis was stated in a release made available to SaharaReproters on Friday where Hamzat’s media
team described the claim as misleading and a plot of the opposition party to discredit his candidacy for the last general election.The Lagos Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat has debunked a viral report claiming that he took an oath of allegiance in the United States to renounce his Nigerian citizenship.
It was claimed that Olubusayo Fasidi mentioned this before an election tribunal claiming that Hamzat, the third respondent in the petition, also applied for naturalisation as contained in Forms 8CFR/337 and N400.
“The truth of what transpired at the Lagos State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, which is verifiable from the Records of the Tribunal, accessible to the public, is detailed below: “When the witness was cross examined by the 1st Respondents Counsel- the witness was asked whether she was a Nigerian citizen, and she answered in the affirmative. With respect to the question of whether the witness is a citizen of the United States of America, she equally answered in the affirmative; having naturalized prior to that time.
“The witness was asked of the nature of her relationship with one Anna Nweke, to which she responded that Anna Nweke was the person who attested to the documents that she tendered as exhibits, as to where the attestation was done, she said that the attestation was done upon her arrival in Lagos State, Nigeria.
“The witness in reaction to additional questions confirmed that she did not need to obtain a Nigerian Visiting Visa because she entered the country with her Nigerian Passport.
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