Face Us Without Thugs, Violence – Rhodes-Vivour Dares APC Ahead Of Lagos Polls

The Lagos State governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has dared the All Progressives Congress (APC) to conduct an election void of violence.

Naija News reports that Rhodes-Vivour threw the challenge during an interview on News Central Television.

He dared the ruling party not to intimidate the opposition with violence if they were indeed doing well.

He said the APC’s long-standing dominance in Lagos was under increasing scrutiny.

The politician said, “If the APC government believes that they were doing well by the people, it will not depend on thugs, violence, and intimidation.

“You have the level of insecurity that has come all the way to the Southwest. President Bola Tinubu has been very callous in his remarks.

“That also plays back to the people in Lagos and the people who support his hegemony.

“They have been part of the support structure for the mafia-type cartel that we call the APC in Lagos State, which has been ruining and stealing from our common wealth in ways that are unprecedented.”

Meanwhile, Rhodes-Vivour has stated that President Bola Tinubu can’t win the 2027 election.

He stated this during an appearance on Channels Television.

Rhodes-Vivour explained that data from credible polls indicate that the president will not emerge victorious in the next presidential election.

According to him, “I have looked at data, we have polling that is going on now, credible polling, there is no pathway for the president to emerge victorious, that is why we are seeing all these shenanigans.”

He added, “There is no pathway for him. When you look at the North that gave him 62 per cent of his votes, you see the tsunami that is happening in the North. You have a president that created a government system that is just for the city boys. It is a city boys’ government. It’s not even a proper South-West government; it’s his cronies that are just in charge.”

The Lagos politician blamed the president for the crisis affecting opposition parties, including the ADC.

According to him, having assessed that the odds are against him ahead of the 2027 polls, the president is resorting to instigating crises within opposition ranks as a strategy to retain power.

“So, the best pathway is to create an environment where he is the only candidate on the ballot for the presidency. That is what he is trying to achieve, but he is not going to succeed,” he said.