Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the Labour Party’s 2023 governorship candidate in Lagos, has categorically denied rumours of defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
This comes after speculation swirled about his potential defection to the ruling party.
Rhodes-Vivour has instead accused the APC of plotting to tarnish his image with a smear campaign, designed to distract from the party’s failure to address pressing issues in the state.
“The news making the rounds that I’m about joining the APC is false. I have no reason to join the gathering of the wicked or fellowship in the congregation of jesters.
“Just like I have done since the beginning of my political career, I stand firmly with the people who deserve better than what the APC has delivered over the last 24 years,” he wrote on Wednesday via his X handle.
The news making the rounds that I’m about joining the APC is false. I have no reason to join the gathering of the wicked or fellowship in the congregation of jesters.
Just like I have done since the beginning of my political career, I stand firmly with the people who deserve… pic.twitter.com/KH4anIxSY0
— Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour (@GRVlagos) November 20, 2024
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This development follows a recent controversy surrounding Rhodes-Vivour’s comments, which some argue demonstrate hypocrisy within the Labour Party.
The party had previously criticised Senator Orji Uzor Kalu for suggesting that Governor Alex Otti rejoin the APC, while applauding Rhodes-Vivour’s vow to take over power in Lagos in 2027.
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