By John Ogunsemore
The 2023 gubernatorial candidate of Labour Party (LP) in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour has signified his intention to vie again in 2027.
He made this known in an interview on Gold Room podcast hosted by Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo.
In the 2023 election, Rhodes-Vivour secured 312,329 votes to place second behind the winner, Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who got 762,134 votes.
Rhodes-Vivour said he has learnt from mistakes made in the past election and will work to close the identified loopholes.
He said, “By God’s grace (I will run for governorship again in 2027). We are working. We gained a lot of traction, saw our mistakes. We saw the loopholes we made, and we’re working on that.
“I think the biggest mistake that has happened in Lagos politics is after elections, the opposition goes quiet. That is not happening this time.
“We’re in people’s faces. We’re doing our best in terms of health outreaches. We have a micro health insurance plan that we’re taking all across the state where people can get treatment of up to N6,000 for free.
“And just being up-to-date to current affairs and holding the government accountable, calling out when the government is spending our monies in extravagant ways, regardless of the suffering that Nigerians are dealing with.”