Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the Labour Party’s candidate for governor in Lagos State, revealed on Thursday that he had no godfather supporting his bid for the position.
The LP candidate is responding to the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran, also known as Jandor, who claimed that he has the support of godfathers like PDP head Chief Bode George.
On Tuesday, Jandor was cited as saying that godfathers like PDP leader Chief Bode George were endorsing Rhodes-Vivour.
“I fought against godfatherism in the APC, Lagos. My refusal in recognising (Chief) Bode George as a godfather in the PDP is a major reason for his endorsement of Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour of LP against my candidature in the PDP,” Jandor said.
Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour said there was no godfather in the LP nor did he have one, adding that he only had mentors and leaders.
Rhodes-Vivour stated, “In the Labour Party, there’s no godfather. I have no godfather.
“I had no godfather in PDP. I only had mentors and leaders. There were rumours of money being embezzled. Money meant for rally, elections. The narrative he brought to get the ticket was that he would bring half of the APC to add to the PDP.
“That was the story. But all of them have gone back to the APC now. Where is the value? He got the ticket because all the leaders of the party on national level, from Ayu, even Obasanjo supported him. And now when tables have turned, he’s talking about godfatherism.”
“That was the story. But all of them have gone back to the APC now. Where is the value? He got the ticket because all the leaders of the party on national level, from Ayu, even Obasanjo supported him. And now when tables have turned, he’s talking about godfatherism.”
It was reported that Rhodes-Vivour is Nigerian architect, activist and politician. He was the senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the Lagos West senatorial district in the 2019 Senate elections.
