Lagos PDP attacks Sanwo-Olu policies ahead of 2027 vote
- Lagos PDP acting chairman Kayode Ogunbiyi criticised Governor Sanwo-Olu's policies in a statement on Saturday.
- He cited solar charges, borehole levies and an alleged extra N230,000-plus LASUTH deposit for emergency patients.
- The party is pushing its governorship candidate Adedeji Doherty as the alternative for 2027.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos has opened its 2027 campaign argument by going after Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu's record, saying the state needs a fresh direction.
Elder Kayode Ogunbiyi, who is acting chairman of the Lagos PDP, made the case in a statement issued in Lagos on Saturday. He accused the state government of showing little sensitivity to residents, of heavy-handedness and of failing to lead, and said its decisions have kept working against the welfare of ordinary Lagosians.
According to Ogunbiyi, residents had hoped Sanwo-Olu would guard and extend what earlier governors built. Instead, he said, the administration has let them down through actions that show disregard for the people.
This is not governance; it is a betrayal of trust
He listed three policies he called anti-people. The first is a charge on solar installations in government estates, which he said clashes with the Federal Government's push for green energy. The second is a new levy on drilling boreholes, which he argued will add to the burden on residents while public water supply remains unreliable. The third is an alleged extra N200,000 deposit demanded from emergency patients at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), on top of an existing N230,000. He called that demand callous, especially at a hospital funded by government.
What the PDP is asking voters to do
Ogunbiyi tied the complaints to the 2027 general elections. He said the policies undercut President Bola Tinubu's Renewed Hope Agenda and could threaten the president's re-election prospects in Lagos in 2027, noting that Lagos is the president's home state and is expected to back him strongly.
He also took a swipe at the state's ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), saying it has run short of ideas and is marked by favouritism and nepotism. Those are his allegations; the state government has not responded in the reports available.
The PDP is putting forward Engr. Adedeji Doherty as its governorship candidate. Ogunbiyi described him as having the experience, vision and political maturity to set the state back on course, and urged residents to back the party in 2027.
For everyday Lagosians, the dispute touches costs they meet directly: what they pay to power their homes, to get water, and to receive emergency care. How the state government answers these claims will shape a campaign that is already heating up.
What happens next
The PDP has called on residents to reject what it calls the current failed approach and to vote for the party and Doherty in 2027. The state government has yet to reply publicly to the statement.
