Yesterday, we had the honour of receiving the British Deputy High Commissioner, @JonnyBaxterFCDO and his team at our office.
It was a valuable opportunity for meaningful engagement and for the exchange of perspectives on issues of mutual interest.
It was one of those conversations that strengthens relationships, fosters collaboration, and contributes to a better future for Lagos and Nigeria.
I appreciate the courtesy of the visit. And I look forward to continued dialogue.
Because the work of building a better Lagos does not happen in isolation. It happens in partnership.
Ó TI YÁ.
PRESS STATEMENT
November 10, 2026
COURT UPHOLDS THE CANDIDACY OF MR FUNSO DOHERTY
Fellow members of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, distinguished stakeholders, and the general public,
The Lagos State chapter of the Nigeria Democratic Congress hereby updates members of the party and the general public on the judgment of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, delivered by His Lordship, Justice D.E. Osiagor, in the suit instituted by an aspirant challenging the candidacy of our governorship candidate, Mr. Funso Doherty.
The Court has upheld the candidacy of Mr. Funso Doherty!
We congratulate him on this judicial affirmation and commend his resilience throughout the process.
In the true democratic spirit that defines our great party, we declare that there is no victor and no vanquished.
The ultimate winner remains the Nigeria Democratic Congress.
Every participant in the process has contributed to strengthening our internal democracy, and for that we remain collectively grateful.
We therefore call on all members, leaders, and supporters across Lagos State to sheathe their swords, resolve outstanding differences amicably, and place the supreme interest of the party above personal or factional considerations.
The real contest is not within our ranks; the adversary stands outside.
Our singular focus must now be the total mobilisation of our structures for decisive victory at every level in the 2027 general elections.
Unity remains our greatest strength.
Let us close ranks, work together, and present a solid, purposeful front that will deliver the NDC mandate to the people of Lagos State and Nigeria at large.
The party is greater than any individual.
Together, we move forward, the Ona tuntun way!
Signed
Publicity Secretariat
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC)
Lagos State
Since he joined NDC,, Rhodes Vivour of ADC and Hamzat of APC lost their visibility.
Funso Doherty is the man to make Lagos the economic hub of Africa.
His Resume is loud✌️
There is a kind of love that no amount of money can purchase, no political machinery can manufacture, and no army of hired voices can imitate. It must be earned, quietly, through the hearts of ordinary people. And that, perhaps, is what makes Peter Obi so remarkable. He is LITERALLY that man!.
That's the plain truth - two issues an APC Lagos government can NEVER solve - waste management and agberos.
Ambode dared to tamper with the waste management contracts issued to party loyalists, and was consigned to one term. Same thing applies to agberos.
Even the best intentioned APC Lagos Governor would be committing political suicide to resolve these two issues. Only a governor not beholden to waste management and hooligan interests can actually resolve them.
Last night, at the Governorship Debate Consortium, HE Funso Doherty left Lagosians stunned when he revealed that LAGOS IS OPERATING FAR BELOW ITS POTENTIAL! Lagos IGR, at N1.77 trillion, is more than 31 Nigerian states combined! He insists it's punching way below its weight. WHERE IS ALL THE MONEY GOING INTO???
Lagosians start seeking answers to this very crucial question.
Thank you for making NDC proud HE Funso Doherty.
Lagosians are Completely OK!
Lagos deserves better, and Lagosians deserve more.
Yesterday, at the Consortium Lagos Governorship Debate, I spoke about a Lagos operating far below its potential.
And how the problems we face as a State are not beyond our ability to solve. They are problems that require the political will to confront vested interests and put Lagosians first.
We will: invest in the people, modernize transportation, expand housing, support businesses and job creation, dismantle systems that exploit ordinary Lagosians and build a sustainable state that works for everyone.
Our manifesto is Ona Tuntun, A New Way. The choice before Lagosians is simple: more promises from an incumbent 27-year hegemony, or a new way?
Ó TI YÁ.
Funsho Doherty has always been a better candidate than Gbadebo.
The good thing about him is that he engages the Lagos state government on different issues even during the election off-season
He writes them and they reply him what they are doing to address the situation..
Gbadebo seem to thrive on dealing with other issues.
Most people supporting him are doing so simply because he was with Peter Obi in the last elections.
If we are being holistic about competence..
Doherty is the man to beat. Hazmat is next.
The other two people in the debate just made up the numbers.