Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the Labour Party’s 2023 Lagos State governorship candidate, has predicted that President Bola Tinubu will once again lose his home state of Lagos in the 2027 presidential election.
Recall that Mr. Tinubu, a former governor of the state, faced an unexpected defeat in the 2023 presidential election, losing Lagos to the Labour Party’s candidate, Peter Obi.
Reacting to the severe traffic congestion caused by Mr. Tinubu’s visit to Lagos on Wednesday for the 50th anniversary of ECOWAS, Mr. Rhodes-Vivour criticized the routine disruption and hardship inflicted on residents during presidential visits.
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He likened Mr. Tinubu’s actions to a form of colonial-style rule, warning that such excesses would cost him the votes of Lagosians.
“I understand that it hurts the president deeply to have lost Lagos in the last election, but acting like a conquistador as a payback, where thousands of people must endure agonizing stress and chaos consistently every time you’re in town, is going a bridge too far,” he said.
Comparing the situation to his experiences abroad, the LP chieftain observed that even in major cities like Paris and London, the movements of national leaders rarely disrupt daily life.
“I lived in Paris for a couple of years, and not once did we experience chaos because the President was driving past our district.
“When I was in London, not only did I once shop in the same store as the Mayor, I have on several occasions been in the same vicinity as the Prime Minister. Not once did our lives have to pause for the PM to drive or walk past,” he added.
“This obsession with being the” big man” – viewing citizens as subjects who are beneath and should be trampled on, is the reason you lost in 2023 and is the reason you will lose again in 2027,” Mr Rhodes-Vivour warned.
“I make bold to remind you that you are in office to serve the people, and this same people you have kept trapped in traffic for hours, who missed doctors appointment, a loved ones event, a business transaction or whose minds have had to endure this humiliation, will certainly have their day soon,” he stated.
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