2023 KOGI, IMO & BAYELSA GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION UPDATES
Bode George Alleges ‘Heinous Plan’ To ‘Eliminate’ Rhodes-Vivour Before Lagos Guber Poll
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Rhodes-Vivour is the LP candidate for the 2023 governorship election in Lagos State.
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Bode George, a chieftain of the PDP, is backing the LP candidate.
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The election will hold on Saturday, March 11, 2023.
Eko Hot Blog reports that a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bode George, says there is a “heinous plan” to “secretly eliminate” the governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour.
He made the allegation at a press conference in Lagos on Monday.
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George, who simply described the alleged perpetrators as the “Lagos occupiers,” said they want to take out Rhodes-Vivour before the election.
The PDP chieftain said Nigerians “should know who to hold” if anything happens to the LP governorship candidate.
“We wish to inform Nigerians about the heinous plan, to secretly eliminate the Labour Party governorship candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the latest move by the Lagos occupiers, to take him out of circulation before the election on Saturday,” Goerge said.
“We, hereby, warn that, should anything happen to this vibrant bonafide Lagosian, who fate has thrown up to free our dear state from the stranglehold of marauders, Nigerians should know who to hold.”
The PDP chieftain, who alleged “grand designs” to provoke voters, called on Lagosians to shun “divisive politics of annihilation” and come out in large numbers to vote for Rhodes-Vivour on Saturday.
PDP chieftain, Bode George
George also appealed to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct a free and fair poll.
“As we speak, there are grand designs, to provoke the peace-loving Nigerians, whose resolve is to effect change through the ballot box on Saturday, as threats are being issued against voters suspected to be willing to vote against incumbency,” he said.
“To this disposition, we, the Omo Eko Pataki, say it is the most heinous crime against humanity in this 21st century, and condemn such in all its entirety.
“We reject this divisive politics of annihilation of innocent Nigerians, which seek to create anarchy and provoke the anger of the citizenry. We wish to remind all the non-Lagosian agents of the Lagos state government, that Nigerians have lived together in peace, irrespective of any political party in power.
“We equally urge the electorate in Lagos to go out in their numbers on Saturday, to vote against the plundering that has bedevilled our prosperous state for over two decades as adequate security is assured to everyone out to exercise their civic responsibility.
“We also call on INEC, to ensure the use of a transformational BVAS regime, for the transparency of the exercise, a departure from the February 25 archaic system, where result sheets were moved manually from polling units.
“24 hours in politics is a very long time, people are discussing at various levels from Abuja to local government because everybody has realized that the electorate is bigger than card-carrying members of your party.”
Last week, Rhodes-Vivour quickly stood out as a strong contender for the seat of Lagos governor after his party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, won the presidential election in Lagos, a stronghold of President-elect Bola Tinubu.
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The LP candidate is seeking to unseat Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu who has ramped up his campaign for votes in recent days.
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