Rhodes-Vivour Critiques Lagos Policies in Governorship Debate

Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the Lagos State governorship candidate for the African Democratic Congress, criticized previous administrations for implementing policies that favor affluent residents while neglecting ordinary citizens. Speaking during a governorship debate organized by the Nigeria Debate Consortium in Lagos, Rhodes-Vivour highlighted two decades of government focus on elite neighborhoods, particularly in housing, and cited the community of Makoko as an example of urban development harming residents.

He questioned whether the state's increasing internally generated revenue has improved living conditions for the average Lagosian, stating that despite high IGR figures, ordinary people do not feel the benefits. Rhodes-Vivour's manifesto aims to enhance residents' welfare by addressing issues such as waste management, traffic congestion, healthcare, and housing shortages.

He pledged that an ADC-led government would implement policies that directly respond to residents' needs, including a proposal to deliver 100,000 housing units.