Vanguard, others organise Lagos gov debate: Our plans for housing, traffic, others — APC, ADC, NDC, PDP candidates.
By Efe Onodjae LAGOS — THE Lagos State governorship candidates of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Dr Obafemi Hamzat; African Democratic Congress, ADC, Mr Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour; Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Mr Funso Doherty and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mr Adedeji Doherty, yesterday, unveiled their development plans for housing, traffic congestion, transportation, security and infrastructure if elected in 2027.
They presented their credentials, policy proposals and vision for the state ahead of the governorship election.
The candidates spoke at a debate organised by the Nigeria Debate Consortium, which comprises Vanguard Newspaper, Channels Television, TVC News, Punch Newspaper and The Cable.
During the debate, the candidates outlined different approaches to addressing the developmental challenges facing Lagos. On the developmental challenges facing the state, the APC candidate, Dr Hamzat, emphasised continuity and expansion of existing infrastructure, while the ADC candidate, Mr Rhodes-Vivour, called for a departure from what he described as two decades of bad governance. In his remarks, the NDC candidate, Mr Doherty, questioned the political interests surrounding the state’s public transportation system, alleging that the failure to modernise the sector was deliberate. Taming traffic in Lagos On traffic congestion, Doherty alleged that the persistent gridlock in Lagos was being sustained by vested interests benefiting from the existing chaotic public transportation system.
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