Rhodes Vivour: Fact Emerges on Certificate Forgery Case Against LP Guber Candidate in Lagos

Rhodes Vivour: Fact Emerges on Certificate Forgery Case Against LP Guber Candidate in Lagos

  • The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has confirmed that Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the Labour Party governorship candidate in Lagos, is a graduate of the varsity
  • The university said the governorship hopeful obtained a master's degree from the institution after attending its programme between 2005 and 2008
  • The US varsity made this known while reacting to viral email on social media that Rhodes-Vivour forged the certificate of the institution

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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has disclosed that Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Lagos, is a graduate of the school.

Vanguard reported that the management of the institute disclosed the fact on Thursday, March 9.

Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour/Labour Party/Lagos/2023 Election
US University speaks on Rhodes Vivour forging its certificate Photo Credit: Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour
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According to the institution, the governorship hopeful obtained a Master's Degree in Architecture after attending an academic programme in the school between 2005 and 2008.

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The institution made this known while reacting to reports going rounds on social media that suggested that the Labour Party governorship candidate did not attend the MIT.

Recently, Rhodes-Vivour was confronted with a certificate forgery allegation after an email purportedly came from the registrar of the institution appeared on social media, suggesting that the governorship hopeful did not attend the institution.

Lagos about Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, Labour Party, Lagos, 2023 election

One Nathaniel Hagee was quoted in the email as a coordinator at the MIT academic record office who claimed that Rhodes Vivour did not have a record of graduating from the institution.

the mail was said to be a response to an enquiry a Nigerian had made from the institution about the authenticity of the certificate of the Labour Party governorship candidate.

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In a tweet, Rhodes Vivour said the forgery allegation was fake news deployed by the opposition to divert people's attention from issue-based campaigns.

"My son Gbadebo, not Igbo, no link with IPOB": Lagos LP candidate's father

Legit.ng earlier reported that 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.

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