Integrity No Be Filter: Hamzat Tells Nigerian Youths Make Character Their Real CV

For Nigeria where plenty people fit polish CV, edit Instagram profile and package success like Christmas hamper, Lagos State Deputy Governor and APC governorship candidate, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, don carry another kind assignment come meet Nigerian youths: make una add Integrity and Responsibility to everything una dey pursue. And according to am, knowing God no be to sabi plenty religious grammar or shout amen with Olympic energy—na wetin person do when nobody dey watch go really expose whether the character get engine.

Hamzat make the call during the 2026 Youth Programme of The Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Ministries in Ijesha, Lagos, where e urge young Nigerians to combine faith with discipline, integrity and responsibility. The message come as both moral advice and civic challenge, especially for a generation wey dey face pressure from unemployment, social media fame, political influence and the popular temptation to “make am by any means necessary.”

Faith Wey Get Integrity Character Na Em Be Good Examples

Hamzat say genuine faith suppose influence how young people treat other people, approach work, handle relationships, use public resources and make decisions. According to am, Nigeria no just need youths wey go succeed personally; the country need people wey go use their talent and knowledge to improve communities and contribute to national development. E warn say talent, education, connections and ambition fit become liability if strong character no follow them waka.

The Deputy Governor specifically urge young people to tell truth, reject violence, refuse cheating and respect public resources. E also remind them say leadership na service, no be privilege. For Pidgin interpretation, government position no be family inheritance and public money no be “urgent transport allowance” wey anybody fit casually carry go house. Hamzat argue say Integrity must remain part of leadership and citizenship, particularly as young people participate more actively for national affairs.

Responsibility No Dey Government Factory

One of Hamzat’s strongest points be say government fit create opportunities, but government alone no fit manufacture character. According to am, families, schools, communities, religious institutions and young people themselves all get responsibility to raise a morally upright generation. The statement match similar remarks he made earlier in 2026, when he urged youths to embrace leadership through integrity and positive societal impact rather than merely chasing titles.

The latest message also carry political relevance because Hamzat, who has served as Lagos Deputy Governor since 2019, emerged as the APC candidate for the 2027 Lagos governorship election. His campaign profile has increasingly focused on leadership, public service, education, technology and youth development. He has also publicly urged citizens to participate actively in politics and democratic processes rather than remain spectators.

Hamzat tell youths make dem ask questions, examine political issues critically, make informed choices and reject vote buying, intimidation and political violence. That part fit sound like ordinary civic education, but e touch one major Nigerian contradiction: everybody dey complain about bad leadership, yet election season sometimes turn marketplace where conscience dey negotiate with cash.

At the end, Hamzat’s message na reminder say Integrity and Responsibility no be things wey person suppose remember only when camera dey record or when election dey near. The real test, as he put am, na how people behave when nobody dey watch. Whether Nigerian youths go accept the assignment remain another matter—but for now, the moral examination paper don land on table, and according to Hamzat, everybody get responsibility to answer am without expo.