A Lagos State governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Otunba Lanre Jim-Kamal, has claimed that his foreign partners are willing to invest up to $50 billion in Lagos, with a proposed focus on human capital development, healthcare, agriculture and critical infrastructure if elected in 2027..
Speaking during a press briefing on Monday, the aspirant described the proposed investment as part of a broader economic transformation agenda aimed at strengthening social welfare, public services and urban development across the state.
He said his administration would introduce a N150,000 monthly lifetime allowance for citizens aged 60 and above, while extending social support to nursing mothers.
Jim-Kamal equally proposed housing support for unemployed youths as part of an expanded welfare programme, even as he outlined plans for free education at all levels, free healthcare services, mechanised agriculture, mass housing schemes, road reconstruction and improved transportation systems designed to ease congestion across Lagos.
On political leadership, he described President Bola Tinubu as “the number one democrat in Nigeria,” asserting that the President does not impose candidates within the political structure, including in Lagos State.
Commenting on internal dynamics within the APC governorship race, he said competition among aspirants had intensified, referencing concerns over consensus arrangements which, according to him, have generated tensions among party stakeholders.
The Lagos governorship aspirant pledged improved waste management systems and empowerment programmes targeting youths and women, alongside urban renewal initiatives intended to decongest commercial centres across the state.
Noting the vast coastal opportunities in Lagos, he remarked that his administration would prioritise the control and optimisation of the state’s territorial waters as a major strategy for revenue generation if elected in 2027.
He described maritime development as a central component of his economic agenda, adding that the state would seek collaboration with the Federal Government to unlock new income streams through waterways and maritime operations.
His words: “We want to control our territorial waters, which is how we plan to generate revenue. That is the major way we want to generate income.”