
Reactions have trailed comments by Lagos State Deputy Governor and APC governorship candidate for 2027, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, who advised young workers struggling with high rents to consider living with their parents or relatives. According to Vanguard, politician and activist Funsho Doherty faulted the advice, while another activist backed the deputy governor, describing his counsel as a bitter truth for Lagos youths facing rising housing costs.
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