March 23, (THEWILL) – The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on the Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in the State, Mr. Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, to realise that the elections are over and that true Lagosians will not appreciate further distraction from him.
The party, in a release issued and signed by its State Publicity Secretary, Hon. Seye Oladejo, on Thursday, reminded Rhodes-Vivour that having won the election successfully, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu now focuses on finishing strong and preparing for a greater Lagos in the next dispensation.
APC counselled Rhodes-Vivour that if he had any grievances or complaints about the election, he should approach the courts and “put a stop to his immature grandstanding”.
“Your apprehension about free and fair elections under Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Presidency shows Chinedu as a poor student of history. Tinubu has unmatchable democratic credentials built on many years of sacrifice and painstaking service to our fatherland.
“By voting Tinubu, Nigerians have opted for a prepared Presidency that can only usher in unprecedented development, peace and the restoration of our place of pride in the comity of nations.
“Perhaps, we need to wake you up to the reality that the elections are over. True Lagosians will not appreciate further distractions from you as Governor Babajide Sanwo-olu focuses on finishing strong and prepares for a greater Lagos in the next dispensation. You may, however, wish to approach the courts and put a stop to this immature grandstanding,” the party said in the release.
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The party further said that “Our attention has been drawn to the latest of the now familiar vituperations from the stable of the defeated Lagos State Labour Party gubernatorial candidate, Chinedu Rhodes-Vivour.
“It’s baffling that rather than tender profuse apologies to Lagosians whose sensibilities he assaulted in the months leading to the elections by campaigning on unpretentious hate, religious bigotry and tribal rhetorics, he has refused to be sober and still has the effrontery to play the victim.
“It’s baffling that the law enforcement agencies have not invited him for questioning for his incitement and call for anarchy because he lost an election.
“We found it amazing that his understanding of justice and fairness is when he wins an election by merely leveraging on opportunism and unsustainable spur of the moment.
“During the electioneering campaign, Lagosians laboured in vain to identify his selling points, pedigree and the substance of his manifestos.
“The reality remains that a campaign based on blind, uninformed and bitter criticism of the ruling party without a credible alternative could only end in failure.
“He failed to discern the political sophistication of the largely civilised Lagos voters, who were able to successfully draw a line between political choices, religious beliefs and tribal sentiments, which were the kernels of Chinedu’s campaign.”
AYO ESAN, has been actively reporting and analyzing political events for different newspapers for over 18 years. He has also successfully covered national and state elections in Nigeria since the inception of this democracy in 1999.
