2027: Rhodes-Vivour Proposes Emergency Centres, Two Ambulances In Every Lagos Ward

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has proposed an emergency response centre in every ward, each with two ambulances, to improve healthcare delivery.

He laid out the plan at a Lagos governorship debate on Sunday, November 8, 2026, Validviewnetwork reports.

THE PROPOSAL

Reports put the number of centres at 245, one for each ward in Lagos. Rhodes-Vivour said too many people die while moving from hospital to hospital looking for a bed or oxygen.

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He said the centres would also offer wellness services and preventive care. These include medical education, exercise facilities and community programmes, particularly for retirees and pensioners.

THE WIDER HEALTH PLAN

He promised to raise health funding towards 15 per cent of the state budget, in line with the Abuja Declaration benchmark. He also pledged better pay for doctors, training for support staff and artificial intelligence to support diagnosis.

He pledged to upgrade about 150 primary healthcare centres to 24-hour flagship facilities and expand medical training to produce up to 1,000 doctors.

HOW RIVALS ANSWERED

Fellow candidate Mr Hamzat said Lagos has more than 300 primary healthcare centres, but only 87 operate as flagship facilities. He promised to extend the Ilera Eko health insurance scheme from 1.4 million enrolees to one in three residents.

Funsho Doherty promised to lift combined health and education spending to 28 per cent in his first term, plus free maternal and child healthcare.

THE FUNDING QUESTION

Lagos Health Commissioner Akin Abayomi said earlier this year that the state spends roughly eight per cent of its budget on health and faces a gap of about N100 billion.

When questioned on governing experience, Rhodes-Vivour pointed to his background in urban housing and development. He argued that integrity, empathy, vision and political will matter too. ValidViewNetwork reports.