Nigeria, Oct. 19 -- Femi Otedola, the chairman of First HoldCo Plc, has revealed that he shared a bunk bed with Lagos State Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat during their boarding school days 49 years ago.

Mr Otedola disclosed this in a post on X after hosting a dinner in honour of his longtime schoolmate, Mr Hamzat, attended by Aliko Dangote, the president of Dangote Group, and Abdulsamad Rabiu, the chairman of BUA Group.

The business tycoon said Mr Hamzat's character has been defined over the years by honesty, sincerity, fairness, and strong moral principles.

"Yesterday, I hosted dinner in honour of @DrObafemiHamzat, the incoming Governor of Lagos State," Mr Otedola said.

"A man of the highest integrity, with whom I shared a bunk bed a...