Labour Social gathering’s governorship candidate in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has hinted at operating once more for the place, stating that he’s studying from previous errors and dealing to strengthen his political motion.
Talking throughout an interview on Iyabo Ojo television on YouTube and printed on Sunday, Rhodes-Vivour emphasised the significance of staying seen and lively in opposition politics, in contrast to what he described as the same old follow of going silent after elections.
“By God’s grace, we’re working. We gained a variety of traction, we additionally noticed our errors, we noticed the loopholes we made, and we’re engaged on that, I believe the largest mistake that has occurred in Lagos politics is after elections, the opposition goes quiet, which isn’t, that’s not taking place this time,” he mentioned.
He criticised Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s administration for what he described as extravagant spending amidst widespread hardship.
Rhodes-Vivour known as out the alleged misuse of taxpayers’ cash, citing situations such because the cost of private authorized payments, spending almost ₦200 million on unspecified initiatives, and claims of ₦2 billion allotted for buying followers and consultants for bus networks.
Rhodes-Vivour mentioned, “For example, after we known as out that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu is utilizing taxpayers cash to pay his personal private authorized payments or how they’re utilizing, sure, nearly 200 million Naira, or how they use nearly two billion, say they needed to purchase followers or spending billions on consultants for bus routes and bus networks.
“With the extent of struggling that Nigerians and Lagosians are coping with, we have to have accountability and transparency. Our authorities have to be utilizing our cash in essentially the most environment friendly approach potential, and that’s the work of the opposition.”
The Labour Social gathering candidate additionally highlighted ongoing efforts to interact with Lagosians by well being outreach packages and micro-health insurance coverage, providing free therapy price as much as ₦6,000.
“We’re in individuals’s faces, we’re doing our greatest when it comes to well being outreaches; we have now a micro-health insurance coverage plan that we’re taking all throughout the state the place individuals can get therapy of as much as six thousand Naira free of charge and simply being updated to present affairs,” he mentioned.