The Nigerian Medical Association, Ogun State branch, has urged the state government to increase healthcare funding to at least 15 per cent of its budget, improve doctors’ welfare and strengthen public hospitals ahead of the 2027 governorship election.
The association also called on governorship candidates and political parties to present clear, measurable and adequately funded healthcare plans for the 2027–2031 period, warning that healthcare must be a priority in the state’s political discourse.
The NMA Chairman in Ogun State, Dr Sunday Enimola, made the demands in Abeokuta on Monday during a press briefing held as part of activities marking the 2026 Physicians’ Week.
Enimola said healthcare should be treated as a strategic investment in the security, productivity and prosperity of the people rather than a peripheral issue in political campaigns.
He said, “The incoming administration should progressively increase investment in healthcare in line with Nigeria’s national health financing commitments, with
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