An AAC candidate has rejected advice attributed to Hamzat that young workers struggling to afford housing in Lagos should move back in with their parents or share accommodation. The criticism was reported on 24 August 2026 amid discussion of the city’s housing crisis.
The candidate acknowledged the value of managing personal finances responsibly but said the suggested living arrangements did not amount to a policy response. “While responsible personal financial management is important, telling hardworking Lagosians who cannot afford housing to simply move back to their parents or share accommodation is not a housing policy,” he said.
His response challenges the framing of unaffordable housing as a problem that workers can address mainly through changes to their personal living arrangements. The statement instead presents housing affordability as an issue requiring a policy response, although the available reports do not set out any alternative measures proposed by the candidate.
The supplied accounts do not identify the candidate by name, specify the position he is contesting or provide Hamzat’s full remarks and the setting in which they were made. They also do not include a response from Hamzat to the criticism. Those details remain necessary to establish the wider context of the exchange and whether either side has outlined specific proposals.