Lagos governorship hopeful Hamzat unveils 100-point manifesto: buses up to 4,000, Blue Line to Okokomaiko, pledges to be measured

LAGOS — Lagos Deputy Governor Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the 2027 governorship election, unveiled his campaign manifesto, The Lagos Promise (Ileri Eko), on Friday, October 30, at the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the Creative Arts in Lagos. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) and multiple Nigerian media reports, the document is built around seven pillars, 31 chapters and 100 pledges, of which 87 are firm commitments and 13 are aspirations requiring consultation with the Federal Government and other institutions. Hamzat, the incumbent deputy governor, is seeking to succeed Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.

Transport leads: bus fleet quadrupled, Blue Line extended, waterways expanded

The most detailed pledges are on transport: growing the public bus fleet from 1,000 to 4,000 vehicles, with capacity to carry one million passengers a day; extending the Blue Line rail service to Okokomaiko; building an interchange at National Theatre Station in Iganmu connecting the Blue and Red lines; and working with the Federal Government to advance the Green Line from Marina towards the Lekki Free Trade Zone. On water transport, the manifesto promises, under the Omi Eko initiative, to dredge an additional 140 kilometres of waterways, improve 15 ferry routes, rehabilitate 25 terminals and jetties, and acquire 75 more electric boats, alongside integrated ticketing across road, rail and water. Hamzat's line: Lagos is a water state, and the lagoon must be its third highway.

Seven pillars and a mechanism to track the pledges

The seven pillars form the acronym P.R.O.M.I.S.E: People First, Renewal, Opportunity, Machinery of Government, Inclusion, Security and Resilience, and Everyday Dignity. Hamzat presented the manifesto as a social contract residents can use to judge his administration, and promised an accountability framework to monitor implementation of the 100 pledges. For his first 100 days, he proposed a bill to establish a Child Protection and Nutrition Agency supporting children under 18 to stay in school or gain vocational skills with access to adequate nutrition.

Health and housing: more hospitals, wider insurance cover

On health, the manifesto pledges to increase maternal and child health centres from 10 to 15, build two new general hospitals in Ogombo and Ibeju-Lekki, upgrade 100 primary healthcare centres, recruit more doctors, nurses and midwives, and expand the Ilera Eko health insurance scheme to reach one in three Lagosians, prioritising poorer households. Housing and jobs also feature in the document, though further figures and timelines are expected during the campaign.

This is a campaign manifesto, not policy in force: whether these pledges are delivered will depend on Hamzat winning the 2027 governorship election, as well as state finances, federal coordination and project execution. This report is compiled from the NAN report and multiple Nigerian media reports.