Rhodes-Vivour: All You Need to Know About Labour Party's Governorship Candidate's Identity

Rhodes-Vivour: All You Need to Know About Labour Party's Governorship Candidate's Identity

  • Olawale Rhodes-Vivour, the father of Lagos Labour Party governorship candidate Gbadebo, has cleared the air on the authenticity of his son's tribe
  • The father of the governorship hopeful also debunked the claim that his son is an IPOB apologist judging by his previous posts on social media
  • He said his son, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, is only passionate about making positive change in the country

Ikeja, Lagos - Olawale Rhodes-Vivour, the father of the governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Lagos, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has explained that his son is not Igbo as speculated.

The Lagos chieftain also distanced his son from being an apologist of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), The Guardian reported.

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Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour's father speaks about his son's identity and relationship with IPOB. Photo Credit: Babajide Sanwo-Olu
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“Gbadebo has no time for IPOB. This boy is highly educated and highly driven. We can track his record everyday in Lagos. He has no time for IPOB.”

The father of the governorship hopeful disclosed this at a media briefing organised by the factional Afenifere and Committee of the Indigenous Lagosians on Wednesday, March 8, in Ikeja, Lagos.

He also disclosed that his son, Gbadebo is passionate about change in the country.

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The Labour Party candidate has become a strong contender and more popular following the result of the presidential election in Lagos state.

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state was defeated by the Labour Party, and there has been speculation that the governorship election would be an avenue to unseat the ruling party's dominance.

However, there has also been speculation that Rhodes-Vivour, the candidate of the Labour Party in the governorship election, is Igbo by tribe and an IPOB apologist likely to cede the state to the Southeast-dominated people of Nigeria.

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Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour: Lagos PDP leader, Bode George, finally reveals his position on LP candidate

Legit.ng earlier reported that the PDP chieftain and leader in Lagos, Olabode George, has endorsed the Labour Party governorship candidate in the state, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour.

George and other members of the Omo Eko Pataki, including the former deputy governor of Lagos, Kofoworaola Akerele-Bucknor and Onikepo Oshodi, endorsed Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour.

The group also frowned at the threats on voters perceived to be supporting a particular candidate different from the ruling party.

Source: Legit.ng

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Bada Yusuf (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Yusuf Amoo Bada is an accomplished writer with 7 years of experience in journalism and writing, he is also politics and current affairs editor with Legit.ng. He holds B.A in Literature from OAU, and Diploma in Mass Comm. He has obtained certificates in Google's Advance Digital Reporting, News Lab workshop. He previously worked as an Editor with OperaNews. Legit’s Best Editor of the Year for Politics and Current Affairs Desk (2023). Contact: bada.yusuf.amoo@corp.legit.ng