Our common enemy is insecurity, not neighbours, says Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour

Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the Labour Party candidate for governor in Lagos State, disclosed that there was no election in the state.

He stated that the state’s election for governor on March 18 was marred by violence.

Wednesday, while speaking to the media, he stated this.

He stated, “There was no election in the state of Lagos.” It was violent on multiple physical and demonic levels.

“My dear Lagosians, our enemies are not our neighbours or our visitors or fellow Lagosians. Violence, insecurity, poverty, stagnation, corruption, and underdevelopment are our common enemy.”

The Independent National Electoral Commission declared All Progressives Congress candidate Babajide Sanwo-Olu the winner of Saturday’s election in the state.

Professor Adenike Oladeji, the Returning Officer for the Governorship and House of Assembly elections in Lagos State, made the announcement early on Monday, March 20.

Sanwo-Olu received 762,134 votes to defeat Rhodes-Vivour, who received 312,329 votes, while Peoples Democratic Party candidate Olajide Adeniran received 62,448 votes.

Rhodes-Vivour had previously disclosed that his bid for the state governorship was not backed by a godfather, as claimed by Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran, also known as Jandor.

Jandor was quoted as saying on Tuesday that Rhodes-Vivour had the support of godfathers like PDP leader Chief Bode George.

“I fought godfatherism within the APC in Lagos. “My refusal to recognize (Chief) Bode George as a godfather in the PDP is a major factor in his support of Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour of the LP against my candidacy in the PDP,” Jandor stated.

In his response, Rhodes-Vivour disclosed that neither he nor the LP had godfathers, adding that he had only mentors and leaders.

Rhodes-Vivour stated, “There is no godfather in the Labour Party. I don’t have a godfather.

“I had no godfather in PDP. I had only mentors and supervisors.

(TNT)