Former Labour Party governorship candidate in Lagos, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has dismissed claims that he abandoned erstwhile Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, for the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
Speaking on Sunday’s edition of Channels Television’s Politics Today, Rhodes-Vivour explained that Obi was aware of his plan to defect to the ADC.
According to him, he has consistently carried Obi along in all his plans.
He said, “Certainly, His Excellency was aware. A representative of his was even at the declaration yesterday (Saturday).
“His Excellency and I are communicating. We are aligned. There’s no step that’s being taken that he’s not aware of.
“Again, as I said, we have all agreed that the only way to have a successful election for us in the opposition is a coalition. Regardless of where anybody is at this point in time, we have all come to that agreement and we are all working towards that aim.”
The clarification comes a few hours after Labour Party faulted his defection, which they described as hasty and ill-advised.
The Nenadi Usman-led leadership of LP argued that Rhodes-Vivour should have taken a cue from Obi, who has continued to engage opposition parties without leaving the LP.
Rhodes-Vivour, who flew the LP flag in the 2023 governorship election in Lagos, formally declared his switch to the ADC on Saturday at an event in Alimosho, Lagos State.
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