The Lagos State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Dr Kadri Obafemi Hamzat has unveiled a 100-point manifesto promising to establish a Child Protection and Nutrition Agency create a state wealth fund and introduce measures to improve infrastructure healthcare education and security if elected governor in 2027.
Hamzat the state’s deputy governor said 87 of the 100 pledges were firm commitments within the powers of the state government while the remaining 13 would depend on consultations with the Federal Government and other institutions.
He unveiled the manifesto tagged The Lagos Promise and also known as the Hamzat Compact at the launch of his campaign theme Lagos… Forward Together organised by the Lagos APC PBAT-KOH Campaign Council 2027 at the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the Creative Arts (National Theatre) Iganmu Lagos on Friday.
The manifesto is structured around seven pillars: People First Renewal Opportunity Machinery of Government Inclusion Security and Resilience and Every Citizen.
Hamzat promised to publish a performance scorecard to enable residents to assess his administration’s delivery of the pledges insisting that accountability would begin within his first 100 days in office.
‘If one of them is not delivered it will be noted and I must own it’ he said.
Among his first 100 days commitments Hamzat promised to send a bill to the Lagos State House of Assembly for the establishment of a Child Protection and Nutrition Agency to ensure that every child below 18 is either in school or learning a trade and has access to adequate food.
He also pledged to establish a Lagos State Service Delivery Office through an executive order. The office to be chaired by the governor would publish baseline figures against which the administration’s performance would be measured.
The APC candidate further proposed a state wealth fund with an independent board and publicly accessible accounts to preserve resources for future generations.
He promised to introduce service charters across government offices specifying the services residents should expect and the standards public institutions must meet. Under the proposed arrangement complaints would be acknowledged within 48 hours answered within seven days and resolved within 30 days.
‘Accountability will not wait for the end of my term. It begins in my first 100 days’ he said.
On healthcare Hamzat promised to increase the number of maternal and child centres from six to 15 complete ongoing hospital projects and construct two new general hospitals at Ogombo and Ibeju-Lekki.
He also pledged to upgrade 100 primary healthcare centres to flagship status and recruit more doctors nurses and midwives.
Among the projects he highlighted were the 150-bed Massey Children’s Hospital the proposed 280-bed general hospital and the 150-bed Shomolu General Hospital project.
On education he promised to strengthen the EkoEXCEL programme in public primary schools improve teaching and learning outcomes and expand technical and vocational training opportunities.
He also proposed the establishment of a University of Medicine and Health Sciences in Lagos and pledged to review teachers’ compensation packages.
‘We will review your compensation package so that your pay matches the work we demand from you’ he said.
On employment and economic opportunities Hamzat said businesses would play a major role in creating jobs and that government must remove obstacles to their growth.
He proposed a single schedule of local government charges easier business permits improved access to credit and a defined share of state procurement for qualifying small businesses.
He also promised a vocational placement scheme under which students in technical schools would spend between six and 12 months with employers with the state paying 40 per cent of their stipends.
For artisans he proposed free skills certification at their workplaces and in languages they understand.
Hamzat said the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund had provided more than N15 billion to over 21000 businesses while businesses supported through the scheme had created more than 300000 jobs.
On transportation the APC candidate promised to increase the state’s bus fleet from 1000 to 4000 with a target of transporting one million passengers daily.
He also pledged to expand the rail network extend the Blue Line to Ogbebe-Mindene and connect the Blue and Red lines through an interchange at the National Theatre Station.
He said he would work with the Federal Government to advance the Green Line from Marina towards the Lekki Free Trade Zone.
The candidate projected that the Blue Line would transport 250000 passengers daily when it reaches Trade Fair Station early next year.
On road infrastructure he promised to activate the Fourth Mainland Bridge through partnerships accelerate the coastal road along the Lekki-Epe axis and prioritise inner roads in collaboration with local governments and Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs).
He also pledged to expand water transportation through an additional 140-kilometre water corridor optimise 15 ferry routes rehabilitate 27 of the state’s 47 ferry terminals and procure 75 electric ferries.
Hamzat said his administration would integrate road rail and water transportation through a unified ticketing and timetable system.
‘Lagos is a water state. The lagoon must therefore be our third highway. One ticket one timetable one integrated service across rail road and water’ he said.
On housing he promised to complete ongoing projects including Egbo Igodo Clusters 2 and 3 Lagos Homes Shongotedo Phase Two Lagos Homes Ipeche Phases Two and Three the Workers’ Village at Ipaja and Beacon Apartments at Ipaja.
He also pledged to expand affordable homeownership through partnerships with private developers with mortgage facilities requiring a 10 per cent initial deposit single-digit interest rates and longer repayment periods.
On security Hamzat promised to strengthen the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Agency and extend its operations to all wards across the state’s 20 local government areas and 37 LCDAs.
He said his administration would expand street lighting and CCTV surveillance in residential communities establish a state intelligence centre to tackle cybercrime financial crimes and organised criminal activities and improve the welfare of security personnel.
He also pledged to recruit and train more personnel provide better accommodation and review their welfare packages in line with the prevailing cost of living.
To promote accountability he promised to establish an independent body to review complaints against security officers and the agency.
On water supply Hamzat disclosed that a 17-million-gallon water treatment facility was under construction and had been funded. He said its completion would provide clean water to an additional six million residents.
He also promised to rehabilitate 24 micro and mini waterworks repair water mains and expand the public water distribution network.
On waste management the APC candidate set a target of 95 per cent collection coverage through improved community-based collection systems and optimisation of Private Sector Participation (PSP) operators.
He promised to complete the transfer loading stations at Olusosun and Solous III alongside a waste recovery facility and a waste-to-energy plant at Agbowa.
Hamzat also pledged to integrate about 30000 residents engaged in waste collection and sorting into the formal waste management system through training equipment and improved remuneration.
The proposal comes amid persistent waste collection and disposal challenges in parts of Lagos where irregular collection and pressure on existing disposal infrastructure remain concerns for residents.
Speaking at the event Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu urged residents to support the APC candidate describing him as an experienced public administrator who had been involved in the state’s governance and development process for more than two decades.
The governor said his seven years of working closely with Hamzat had demonstrated the deputy governor’s loyalty capacity and commitment to public service.
He recalled that Hamzat had sought the governorship ticket in 2018 but stepped aside following consultations with party leaders and subsequently accepted to serve as his running mate.
Sanwo-Olu said Hamzat had played an active role in policy formulation project implementation and the day-to-day administration of the state.
He cited the COVID-19 response the development of the Blue and Red rail lines and the arrival of the first ship at the Lekki Deep Sea Port among major developments in which the deputy governor had been involved.
The governor said Lagos needed continuity to complete ongoing projects rather than experiment with a new governance structure.
‘This is not the time to experiment with Lagos. This is the time to consolidate. And consolidation is not standing still. Continuity does not mean repeating ourselves. It means finishing what was started fixing what is not working and starting what comes next in that order with a plan’ he said.
Sanwo-Olu added: ‘In seven years there has not been one day not one when I had to wonder whose side my deputy was on.
‘In Lagos there has been one government one direction and one voice. That did not happen by accident. It happened because of who he is.’
He described the proposed transition as an opportunity to sustain the state’s development agenda without a political crisis.
‘Lagos is going to change governors without a quarrel. There is no greater gift a governor can leave his people than a handover that does not break the house’ he said.
The governor urged Hamzat to remain accessible to residents complete ongoing projects and sustain the governance structure that had prepared him for leadership. He also charged the APC deputy governorship candidate Princess Damilola Sonayon-James to build a strong working relationship with Hamzat.
The Lagos APC Chairman Cornelius Ojelabi described the manifesto as a covenant between the party its candidate and the electorate.
He said successive APC administrations had recorded achievements in infrastructure transportation education healthcare housing technology and economic development but acknowledged the need for continuous innovation and improved service delivery.
Ojelabi expressed confidence in Hamzat’s experience in public service and understanding of the state’s governance structure saying these had prepared him for the responsibilities of the governorship.
He said the manifesto provided an opportunity for residents to examine the candidate’s priorities and the practical steps proposed to achieve them.
‘A credible manifesto must go beyond attractive promises. It must offer realistic solutions measurable objectives and a commitment to accountability and effective implementation’ he said.
Former Deputy Governor of Lagos State Princess Sarah Sosan who spoke on behalf of the Governance Advisory Council (GAC) also endorsed Hamzat describing him as a cerebral and experienced candidate capable of sustaining the state’s development trajectory.
She traced Lagos’ development to successive administrations including those of President Bola Tinubu former governors Babatunde Fashola and Akinwunmi Ambode and the incumbent Sanwo-Olu.
Sosan said the state’s progress was the product of careful planning and purposeful leadership adding that Lagos could not afford to abandon its development model.
‘We have chosen right. Our candidate is cerebral and very committed to delivering the job. He is the best man for the job and every member of the GAC attests to this’ she said.
She urged party members and residents to work together to sustain existing achievements and prepare for future challenges.
Also speaking the Director-General of the PBAT-KOH Campaign Council Musiliu Obanikoro called for inclusiveness in the state’s development process stressing that no resident should be excluded on account of ethnic affiliation.
He said the campaign was presenting not just a candidate but a vision anchored on development integrity inclusiveness and sustained progress.
Obanikoro said the 2027 governorship election should be about ideas and the capacity to deliver rather than personalities.
He acknowledged that challenges remained in infrastructure healthcare economic growth and job creation despite the progress recorded by successive administrations.
He urged APC leaders and members to remain united and intensify mobilisation ahead of the election.