Olawale Rhodes-Vivour, the father of Labour Party’s (LP) governorship candidate in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, says claims of his son being an Igbo man is untrue
He also distanced him from the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), saying: “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.”
Rhodes-Vivour made the denouncement at a media briefing organised by Afenifere and Committee of indigenous Lagosians, yesterday, in Ikeja, Lagos, where he made it known that Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour is a man who had always been passionate about the nation’s change.
“Gbadebo is an activist, who reacts to anything negative within the law to ensure he is able to change the status quo. He doesn’t stop while pushing, he ensures he achieves his aim before resting, that is Gbadebo,” he said.
SIMILARLY, the Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere in Lagos, has endorsed Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour for the March 11, 2023 governorship election in the state, cautioning royal fathers against partisanship.
The Afenifere leader in the state, Supo Shonibare, who gave the warning, said that there would be consequences for royal fathers who choose to be engaging in partisan politics, rather than being fathers to all parties.
