As Nigerians brace up for the Governorship and State House of Assembly phase of the 2023 general elections due for Saturday March 11, Lagosians have another date to keep with history. People-driven history will be made, so they must beware of the symbolic Ides of March which is cloaked in the campaign of falsehood and divisive ethnic politicking by individuals whose fabled political structure was crushed in the last presidential election in Lagos.

The desperados are jittery about another defeat and whipping up primitive sentiments against Labour Party's Governorship Candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour (GRV), calling him names in order to turn indigenous people against him. In reality, what they are afraid of is the solid pedigree of this original Lagosian, his ability to deliver and vintage ethnic hybrid position to play the politics of inclusiveness that accommodate everyone, no matter ethnic, religious or economic status.

Who is this Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour and why are they so keen to disparage him with unfounded fallacies? Gbadebo (‘The one who brings the crown’) is a Lagos original with true blood flowing in his veins. He is a proud descendant of the prestigious Rhodes-Vivour family, whose pedigree as foremost legal luminaries and judges, with distinguished contributions to the state's development, date back to the 1800s - about 400 years in history.

Indeed, Gbadebo is the great grandson of eminent Justice Steven Bankole Rhodes, a founding father of the executive and judiciary, who served on the Executive Council with eminent Nigerians like Adeyemo Alakija. They and similarly minded nationalists built Lagos, a credit some people have been trying to steal. Also, Gbadebo's uncle is the Supreme Court Judge, Justice Bode Rhodes Vivour.

In terms of direct parentage, GRV’s own father is Barrister Olawale Rhodes-Vivour, a distinguished lawyer and detribalized son, who embodies the Lagos spirit of accommodation by marrying a wonderful Igbo woman, Nkechi, who is Gbadebo’s mother today. Interestingly, GRV’s diverse names as Gbadebo (‘The one who brings the crown’), Chinedu (‘God is leading’) and Patrick (‘of noble origin’) all point to a man destined for greatness and leadership.

So, with such a rich and highly accommodating pedigree, politicians are afraid that GRV's candidacy makes it easy for both members of the Igbo and Yoruba tribes to support, trust and see him as one of their own. Before and after the last presidential election, Gbadebo’s rising profile as an authentic unifying face of Lagos made powers that be to descend to sponsoring social media influencers to promote a fake campaign of an Igbo takeover agenda. They even lied about GRV saying Lagos is no man’s land.

The truth is that the opponents do not want a true and accommodating indigene to be governor. Greed for power and resources makes the enemies of Lagos go any length to retain power. However, a GRV, aside from a rich pedigree, will bring a breath of fresh air and restore the original glory of the state with inclusive and progressive development policies.

He has pledged to use 10% of Lagos IGR to empower 1 million poor Lagosians with interest-free loans. GRV has plans to rehabilitate the ‘Agberos’, area boys and thugs, and reintegrate them back into society as responsible citizens. He will fix the bad roads in all parts: from Ikotun, Ijegun, Satellite town, Lagos-Badagry Expressway and Ikorodu to Sagamu Expressway, irrespective of the predominant tribe living there in order to boost international trade.

GRV will provide affordable housing and stop the racket that goes on with government built homes. A LP government will make life better for the civil servants, the middle class, will improve wages and salaries for government workers, as well as fight for the poor and the economically disadvantaged. Today, Lagos has over 1 trillion naira debt portfolio and contractual obligations of over 500 billion naira.

GRV’s plan is built around quality and affordable education in public schools, quality and very affordable health services. He will also ensure provision of drinkable water to as many homes as possible and will fight for the poor and underprivileged by introducing transparency into procurement and contracting process and a level playing field to enable the participation of all qualified persons.

GRV supported and coordinated the campaign of Peter Obi as the most competent presidential candidate. With incontrovertible evidence, GRV supports Mr. Obi’s legal bid to contest the presidential election results in Lagos because Obi won the state overwhelmingly. Opponents actually see GRV, a true Lagosian, as their biggest threat to that selfish anti-secession plan.

GRV resolutely refused to sell out and step down from the governorship race in spite of the enticements wrapped as so-called mouth-watering pecuniary offers. Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour stands on principles of fairness, integrity, equity, justice and inclusiveness to enthrone a new government that will benefit everyone in Lagos, no matter where they come from.

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We don't want him. Abi se agidi ni? Dude can't even speak Yoruba.
No surreptitious take over of Lagos by Chinedu. Sawo Olu is a hard worker for Lagosians and we are solidly behind him.

A candidate that is not a tenant of Tinubu

Tell the truth OP, which state are you from? And dare I ask, who is your best performing governor in the last 24 years?

Thunder strike anyone who omits Chinedu from this guy's name. The name he brazenly used under PDP. Who be mugu?

This write-up is beautiful.

I wanted to vote for Sanwo-Olu before the presidential election, but Mr. Gbadebo has my vote on Saturday. For me, Saturday's guber election will be a protest vote.

If this young guy wins the guber election, he will be running one of the biggest economies in Africa and that will inspire young, sane and good Nigerians to join politics.

It's youth o'clock

Good luck to Mr. Gbadebo!

Baba... You have my vote... Time to retire incompetency and drug dealers

You see this Omo Ale (according to urchins) na him we go vote..

Obidients we must deliver GRV 🙏
#ObiIsComing
#PODATTI Tsunami2023

Watch the TRIBALISTIC angry uneducated and thuggish miscreants come here and hurl insults at this young man like a bunch of rabid drug addicted beasts they are

🤣🤣🤣

his old tweets might've made yorubas turn against him and might've made him lose this election.

This guy wants free governorship ticket .... impossible

Lol

This one cannot make a good leader. It will be from pan to frying pan.

An emergency governor occupying space without direction is not desirable for a state like Lagos.

On what basis should we elect him?

Is it because he's young like Yaya Bello?

Is it because we just want a change like we
changed Jonathan to Buhari or rejected Oshiomole for Edo no be Lagos Obaseki?

Is it just because he cannot speak Yoruba and he's detribilised?

Sanwo-Olu has done well and deserves second time.- This was statetemnt on most people's lips including the 'wokes' before the presidential elections.

Let's use our brain to vote, not anger and emotion that will take us back to square one.

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Its time to unshakle lagos from tifnubu bondage...imagine a small state like lagos generating 800billions yearly, yet go visit places like mushin, ajegunle, makoko and so many other places and you'll ask yourself where are those money going to?

Lagos vote for LP GRV

It's time to let a true architect build a liveable lagos

GRV

Lagosian, make all Obidients world wide proud by voting GRV for Governor of Lagos state

ElSudani:
We don't want him. Abi se agidi ni? Dude can't even speak Yoruba.
No surreptitious take over of Lagos by Chinedu. Sawo Olu is a hard worker for Lagosians and we are solidly behind him.

Shut up

He's a true lagosian not someone like you that fled ogbomoso to lagos, sleeping under oshodi bridge only to claim omo lagosian in the morning, for what??

Only because you can speak yoruba??

We say no to IPOB..... yorubas don't sit at home on Mondays, Mondays are seen as a significant day in yoruba land. Make hin go rule Anambra

My vote is for GRV!

Even person wey dey addicted to sitting at home in his 5% cave tok sey hin go vote rogue, oops! Sorry road.... oh no! Alaye, go find better name joor....

Chinedu no waste ur time, u have been rejected....

E reach governorship election now, u comot chinedu for ur name, which kind move be dat? Are u ashamed of ur root...

I was initially for this guy but due to old tweets, it seems to be a tribal bigot and is against Yoruba as now he wants to govern a Yoruba land, let me just go for PDP, i love peter obi because his character projects someone not swayed by religion or tribe but this guy henn. Cock never crow 3 times hin don deny hin name..

Reading...

OBIdiently waiting for your victory

The most intriguing thing about this 2023 election is that majority of the once docile people towards politics are beginning to recognize their powers. And the politicians are beginning to have a sense of fear of the people as it should be, to enable accountability to the people.

Lagosians had better vote in Sanwo-Olu & not who will take Lagos back to square one.

Sanwo Olu for second term

My advice for Yoruba people


A Yoruba man is a Yoruba man forget sentiment


Today most of you as the most tribalist today cause of how you defend Tinubu despite the whole laughing at you while others collect cause they are seen as Nigerians



GRv will help you close a bit of that part.




Help yourself now the world is watching you


It is better despite my tribe am being profile as an Igbo man cause they have the remark of being hustler and friendly love money..

Than to profile as You lot.. tribalist to the core,

But why is it I dreamt that GRv lost the election with a little margin

Go out there, make him win protect your vote.