Nigeria, Nov. 9 -- Candidates in the Lagos State governorship debate on Sunday disagreed over how to address rising rents, the shortage of affordable housing and recurrent flooding, with proposals ranging from rent regulation and government-backed housing to better drainage management and protection of wetlands.

African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour called for legislation to protect tenants from arbitrary rent increases.

He proposed that landlords give tenants at least six months' notice before increasing rents, with the government setting guidelines to limit increases to between 20 and 30 per cent.

"There must be legislation that ensures that tenants are protected from arbitrary rent increases, at least giv...