Lagos 2027: Jim-Kamal picks APC form, vows family-centred governance

By Ezurike Ugochukwu

A Lagos State governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Otunba Lanre Jim-Kamal, has officially obtained his nomination form and completed screening ahead of the party’s governorship primary.

Jim-Kamal, who was screened alongside other aspirants in Abuja last Saturday, said if he succeeds as the state governor, his administration would prioritise rebuilding family values as the foundation for addressing insecurity, youth unemployment, and social dislocation in Lagos.

Speaking on his vision for the state, the APC aspirant said restoring strong family systems would help reduce the menace of street miscreants and create a more stable social environment. According to him, governance must begin with empowering families, mothers, youths, and the elderly.

Topical miscreants under Obalande bridge in Lagos

“We want to change Lagos through family values. When families are strengthened, many of the social challenges confronting Lagos today will naturally reduce,” he said.

The Awori-born politician, who declared his governorship ambition on April 25, 2026, also called on Lagosians to support what he described as the Awori agenda, arguing that indigenes of Lagos have been marginalised in the state’s political structure for too long.

Jim-Kamal, a graduate of the University of Lagos and Chairman/CEO of Nigerturk Consortium International Company Limited, said his administration would pursue people-centred policies aimed at improving welfare and expanding opportunities.

Among his key promises are free healthcare driven by technology, free education from primary to tertiary level, youth empowerment through monthly stipends, old-age benefits, agricultural settlements for food security, and infrastructure development across all constituencies.

He pledged that unemployed youths between ages 18 and 29 would receive a monthly stipend of ₦100,000 after registration through their local governments, while residents aged 60 and above would receive ₦150,000 monthly as social support.

Jim-Kamal also promised to upgrade all health centres in Lagos into general hospitals equipped with modern medical facilities and affordable medications.

“We are going to ensure all children are in school. Education will be free at all levels, while healthcare will be fully automated and technology-driven,” he stated.

He commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for ongoing reforms at the federal level, describing his policies as bold steps towards national transformation.

The APC is expected to conduct its Lagos governorship primary in the coming weeks as political activities intensify ahead of the 2027 general elections.