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[Our Lagos @BetterLagos_]

@PastorMarvy Seek solutions rather than running from your problems

[Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour @GRVlagos]

You make a great point. But when I mentioned graduate in the debate I didn’t necessarily mean EVERY GRADUATE in the sense of everyone leaving a university but more in terms of the young working class.

And to that extent, I believe strongly that we can deliver enough housing for young working class Lagosians which will consequently bring down the cost of rent in the open market and make it much more affordable for those who don’t need our social housing.

#Ourlagos

[Ayodele Lawal Adio @iamayolawal]

Was Fashola also being overly idealistic when his administration launched a much similar idea in 2013?

[Ayodele Lawal Adio @iamayolawal]

One year rent has been the law since Fashola was governor. But the man that has been Deputy Governor for almost eight years is promising you that he will enforce it if he becomes governor.

This will be funny if it didn’t have real consequences on millions of working people struggling with rent payments in Lagos.

[Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour @GRVlagos]

GRV DEBATES- ISSUE: 1/5
FINANCING OUR TRAIN SYSTEM :
Subsovering/ subnationals such as HongKong and Delhi have funded and built their own rail systems.

That said Lagos is too big to be limited by the " sub national" tag. According to Lagos Bureau of statistics, our population is 31.91 million. This is more than the entire population of Zambia , Somalia, Chad, Namibia, Benin Republic,Tunisia, Libya, Hongkong,Singapore, Ireland and Australia,and very close in population to Ghana.

Lagos has the second largest city economy in Africa, second only to Cairo, Egypt.

Infrastructure finance is not only feasible and bankable, but it will be 10 times cheaper to achieve ( by cutting out corrupt procurement pricing of the Apc government).

I have met with the corporations that can finance and deliver our train systems in 2.5 years. All they ask for is an open private sector driven procurement process to ensure competitive bidding and best value procurement to deliver the best value for the people of lagos.

The project will pay itself back over 30 years and Lagos can then use its budget to subsidize transport for the registered vulnerable in our society such as the pensioners and aged.

[End Genocide in Nigeria✊ @adebanwo6]

GRV definitely won the Lagos Governorship Debate

GRV made it clear that his government would be focused on the people from his policies

Doherty is making promises that sound niche, Like a normal politician

Hamzat defending the 8 years of APC incompetence

Deji Doherty...

[Ayodele Lawal Adio @iamayolawal]

If you’re a young person in Lagos, what should concern you is that the APC administration is 26 years of governance has not delivered up to 20,000 social housing units (and this is being generous).

What should concern you is that even their renewed hope housing program has not delivered up to a 1000 completed housing units.

Algeria delivered 1.7 million units in four years in 2024. South Korea delivered over 2 million units in 1991.

But these jesters want you to believe so badly that delivering 100,000 units is impossible.

Trust me when I say this, a 100,000 units is not even ambitious enough to tackle the scale of the misgovernace in the last 26 years.

And yes, we can build enough social housing for young graduates to occupy.

[Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour Media ®. @GRVLagos_Media]

@GRVlagos The Architect of a New Lagos, A Better Lagos

#OurLagos #LagosDeservesBetter

[Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour @GRVlagos]

GRV DEBATES- ISSUE: 2/5
Connecting Ikorodu and the entire Lagos East:

The benefit of having interlinked belt roads to connect Lagos East far out weighs a 4th-mainland bridge.
1) It is cheaper to achieve.
2) It opens up the entire axis for development
3) It improves the interconnectivity of the eastern foreshore by giving people more options for movement .
#Ourlagos

[Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour Media ®. @GRVLagos_Media]

'While the Dep. Governor gave an empathetic take, It doesn't match the reality of what happened during the EndSARS Memorial where Myself and Mr Funsho Doherty were teargassed for putting flowers at Toll gate

We would create a Lagos where policies are people centered'

#OurLagos

[Our Lagos @BetterLagos_]

RT @GRVlagos: GRV DEBATES- ISSUE: 3/5
Cable Cars in Lagos

Under governor Fasola and under KOH as commisioner, a cable car system was propo…

[Ayodele Lawal Adio @iamayolawal]

I had an interesting exchange with a hard working fashion designer in my constituency who reminded of importance of honesty and dignity.

It is also why I’m running to make government must deliver for working people.

If you vote in Victoria island, Ikoyi or Obalende, use the link below to create a voting block.

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[Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour @GRVlagos]

The problem with prolonged incompetence is that it dampens the imagination of people and compels them to accept mediocrity as the gold standard.

Firstly, between 1988 and 1991, less than four years, South Korea delivered over two million homes to tackle homelessness and affordability.

Between 2020 and 2024, Algeria delivered 1.7 million units to tackle affordability and access, a program driven and implemented by the ministry of housing.

In Singapore, where housing is views as a social welfare infrastructure, homelessness is practically zero and every young graduate gets an accommodation because the government invested in building millions of housing.

I can give several more examples from Finland, Vienna, or even Ireland.

But sadly, our people can’t imagine this because for nearly 26 years in power, the APC HAS NOT delivered up 20,000 units of social or affordable housing.
Even worse, our people have forgotten that Alhaji Lateef Jakande delivered over 20,000 units in 4 years over 40 years ago.

How can people imagine possibilities when President Tinubu’s ambitious housing program has actually completed about 1000 units in almost four years.

So honestly, i understand why this basic idea passes off as impossible. But is it also so because the APC has been so incompetent they have killled our collective ability to dream.
#Ourlagos

[Ayodele Lawal Adio @iamayolawal]

You may not like our candidate. That is fine and within your right. But I beg you, do not allow them take away your ability to dream or reach for possibilities.

I beg you.

Do not listen to an administration that cannot enforce a simple one year rent for 12 years.

Do not listen to a party that cannot deliver up to 20,000 units in 26 years.

How can a party that cannot keep our streets clean convince you that a candidate is being idealistic?

Don’t fall for their pessimism.
If you fall for the excuses driven largely by incompetence and corruption not a single social problem in Lagos will be solved.

[Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour Media ®. @GRVLagos_Media]

We want a cleaner Lagos, we want a safer Lagos, we want a more affordable Lagos, we want a Lagos that works for everybody, not just the privileged few

My manifesto and my activism before I got into politics has always stood with the people

-Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour[ADC]

#OurLagos

[Ayodele Lawal Adio @iamayolawal]

Once you’re done with this brilliant comparison, kindly then answer this simple question:

How many units has been delivered by President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Housing program in the same period?

[Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour Media ®. @GRVLagos_Media]

To fix a problem, You must first accept there is one

Why are you angry at people for saying they're experiencing a smelly Lagos? Why denying and excusing for the smell caused by failed Waste collection system? That's not Leadership

Lagos is Smelling, GRV would fix it

#OurLagos

[Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour @GRVlagos]

Fantastic question. The issue of sourcing land comes with very little challange. There is enough land in Lagos East to accommodate well over the 100,000 housing units that we propose.

But to the more important issue about funding.

First, my administration will curb the waste and corruption that has redirected public funds to private pockets.

For instance between 2021 and Q3 2025 alone, about ₦1.3 trillion was spent by the state government on “miscellaneous expenses” and “consulting fees”

In the last 6months, Lagos state has spent N19 billion on refreshments, entertainment, hospitality, honoraria, and sitting allowances within the first six months of 2026

More damning is the ambiguity of some of the expenses in the miscellaneous expenses. For example, total spending on “Special Duties Expenses” hit ₦601 billion in just four years,
between 2021 and 2024. These expenses are entirely different from the spending of the Ministry
of Special Duties and Inter-governmental relations, which hit ₦102 billion between 2021 and Q3 2025.

This is just one aspect.

In the same period the state has spend almost 400 billion on “professional fees” and entertainment.

I’d stop just here. The point is, we can redirect over 500 billion of government spending towards housing by curbing corruption and waste over a theee year period.

Secondly, I intend to introduce a tax on luxury developments that will directly fund social housing. My team estimates that we can raise about 100 billion in three years.

I also intend to tax vacant buildings, particularly those in Ikeja, Victoria Island, Ikoyi, and Lekki. The idea is to encourage owners to put such properties in the market or pay a tax that will directly fund social housing.

We will also guarantee financing for the Lagos state mortgage institution to provide the necessary liquidity to back affordable housing projects.

We will also significantly raise government spending on housing because it not only provides shelter and dignity, construction is a huge stimulant for the economy which will create thousands of meaningful job opportunities and improve spending in the economy.
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[Our Lagos @BetterLagos_]

@GRVLagos_Media Our Lagos

[Our Lagos @BetterLagos_]

I’m Here To Improve Quality Of Lives Of Lagosians, Not Pad Budget — GRV

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