By Peter Dansu Labour Party’s 2023 governorship candidate in Lagos, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has issued a stark warning to President Bola Ti...
By Peter Dansu
Speaking to journalists, Rhodes-Vivour expressed deep concern over what he described as the recurring hardship Lagosians face each time the president visits the state. He likened the disruption to colonial-era rule, accusing Tinubu of behaving more like a conqueror than a public servant.
“I understand it must have stung to lose Lagos in the last election,” he said. “But to act like a conquistador in response — making thousands of people suffer each time you're in town — is taking it too far.”
He recalled his time living abroad, noting how global leaders manage to move around without bringing life to a standstill. “I lived in Paris for a couple of years and not once did we experience chaos because the president was passing by. In London, I’ve shopped in the same store as the Mayor and even been in close proximity to the Prime Minister — and still, life went on as normal.”
According to Rhodes-Vivour, the president’s security arrangements are less about safety and more about spectacle, reinforcing a culture of political elitism that places personal importance above public welfare.
“This obsession with being the ‘big man,’ with treating citizens as subjects to be trampled upon, is exactly why you lost in 2023 — and it’s exactly why you will lose again in 2027,” he warned.
He stressed that the people of Lagos would not forget the indignities they’ve suffered — being stuck in hours-long gridlock, missing medical appointments, family events, or important business — all because of what he called excessive and unnecessary power displays.
“You were elected to serve,” Rhodes-Vivour concluded. “And the very people forced to endure this humiliation — the ones stuck in traffic, the ones whose daily lives are constantly disrupted — they will have their say soon.”
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