Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour says he will contest the Lagos governorship election in 2027.
Rhodes-Vivour, the Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in Lagos during the 2023 election, spoke during an interview on Gold Room anchored by Iyabo Ojo, a Nollywood actress.
The former LP governorship candidate said he would fix the trend of opposition parties fading into silence post-election.
“By God’s grace (I will run for governorship again in 2027). We are working. We gained a lot of traction, saw our mistakes. We saw the loopholes we made, and we’re working on that,” he said.
“I think the biggest mistake that has happened in Lagos politics is after elections, the opposition goes quiet. That is not happening this time.”
“We’re in people’s faces. We’re doing our best in terms of health outreaches. We have a micro health insurance plan that we’re taking all across the state where people can get treatment of up to N6,000 for free.”
“And just being up-to-date to current affairs and holding the government accountable, calling out when the government is spending our monies in extravagant ways, regardless of the suffering that Nigerians are dealing with.”
Rhodes-Vivour also asked for accountability from Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos.
“So, with the level of suffering that Nigerians are dealing with, Lagosians are dealing with, we need to have accountability and transparency, and our government must be using our money in the most efficient way possible,” he added.
“And that is the work of opposition. So when opposition does that, then the people benefit.”
