The Nigerian Medical Association in Ogun State has demanded that healthcare receive at least 15 percent of the government budget. The association made its case ahead of the 2027 elections, hoping to push health funding onto the campaign agenda. Public spending on health in Nigeria has long stayed short of the 15 percent target African leaders agreed to in the Abuja Declaration. Doctors in the state blame the shortfall for rundown facilities and overstretched medical staff. They want candidates seeking office to state plainly how they would fund healthcare. According to the association, residents should judge politicians by their plans for hospitals and primary health centers. The lobby intends to keep pressing the issue until commitments translate into real money.