Political Scavenger’: Lagos APC Knocks Gbadebo Rhodes Vivour ADC Move

‘Political Scavenger’: Lagos APC Knocks Gbadebo Rhodes Vivour ADC Move
Oladejo noted that the electorate would not risk giving him their mandate in 2027
“His politics has no ideology, no direction, and certainly no loyalty, only the blind pursuit of personal ambition”

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the 2023 Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate, Mr. Gbadebo Rhodes Vivour, as a politician without ideology or direction, following his defection to the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

Eko Hot Blog earlier reported that Rhodes Vivour formally announced his move to ADC on Saturday, September 6, at an event in Lagos.

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Speaking at the event, he alleged that the APC tried to frustrate the meeting by sealing off the original venue despite the organisers securing all necessary approvals.

He condemned the action, calling it an abuse of power and a deliberate attempt to silence opposition voices in Lagos.

Reacting to the allegation in a statement issued on Tuesday, the APC State Spokesman, Mr. Seye Oladejo, said Rhodes Vivour was on a political scavenger hunt, adding that the electorate would not risk giving him their mandate in 2027.

According to him, Rhodes Vivour has chosen a path that leads nowhere with the defection, and Lagos residents will continue to place their trust in the APC rather than politicians who cannot protect their interests.

He added that the former LP governorship candidate could not be trusted to honour commitments at the level of leadership and urged the Labour Party not to lament Rhodes Vivour’s defection to ADC, as it would amount to nothing.

“From his forgettable beginnings in the obscure Kowa Party to his short-lived romance with the PDP, to his opportunistic hijack of the Labour Party’s ticket in 2023, and now to ADC, Rhodes Vivour has moved across more parties than a restless frog hopping from one lily pad to another.

“Each move leaves behind chaos, betrayal, and laughter from people who see through his charade. Let us be clear: Rhodes Vivour is not building a political career; he is on a political scavenger hunt.

“He is always in search of the next platform to exploit and abandon, the next slogan to echo, and the next crowd to mislead. His politics has no ideology, no direction, and certainly no loyalty, only the blind pursuit of personal ambition.

“What else do you expect from a man whose only political strategy is haste — haste to jump ship, haste to cut corners, haste to claim what he has not worked for?

“For the avoidance of doubt, Lagos is not a laboratory for serial defectors. Governance is serious business, not a reality TV show where Gbadebo can change costumes every season.

“The Labour Party should not cry over a candidate who arrived on a night bus, grabbed its governorship ticket, and disappeared before dawn,” he said.

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