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Lagos
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⚡ Key challenges on record
- #EndSARS Lekki Tollgate incident handling (Oct 2020) — Judicial Panel report disputed · 2020
- Demolitions in coastal communities (Okun Ajah, Ikate) — compensation disputes · 2022–2024
🏗️ Projects in Lagos
412 tracked projects — completed, ongoing and abandoned.
Progress since taking office
- Completed Lagos Blue Line rail (operational 2023)
- Continued Red Line rail (operational 2024)
- Lekki Deep Sea Port operational (2023)
- Massive bridge/road expansion (Pen Cinema flyover, Lagos–Badagry)
- Largest sub-national debtor: ₦1.195tn = 26% of all states' domestic debt (DMO Q2 2026)
- 2026 budget sets aside ₦591.86bn for debt service (~13% of ₦4.4tn budget)
- IGR ~₦1.77tn — 34% of all states' combined IGR (2025, reported)
- FAAC: ₦365.78bn net, Jan–Jun 2026 — highest of any state (BudgIT/OAGF)
- 2026 budget "Budget of Shared Prosperity" signed into law 19 Jan 2026
Controversies & allegations
- Source: Premium Times ↗verified#EndSARS Lekki Tollgate incident handling (Oct 2020) — Judicial Panel report disputed2020
- Source: Sahara Reporters ↗under-investigationDemolitions in coastal communities (Okun Ajah, Ikate) — compensation disputes2022–2024
Court cases on record
No active criminal/civil cases on the public record.
Data sources
- DMO Q2 2026 sub-national debt (via ThisDay) ↗
- Lagos 2026 budget & debt-service (Global Financial Digest) ↗
- FAAC state-by-state H1 2026 (Newsivic, via BudgIT/OAGF) ↗
Figures verified 09 Oct 2026
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