The Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in Lagos in Lagos State, Mr. Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has cast his vote at his PO 045 polling unit in Anifowoshe, Ikeja.
Rhodes Vivour is one of the frontline candidates challenging the incumbent governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
However, he alleged that the APC-led government takes its strength and validity from voter intimidation.
He said: “The indigenous Lagos people are informed and exposed, but unfortunately the APC government takes its strength from division, violence, intimidation and this is what they’ve done for almost two decades.
“So, by God’s grace the will of the people will prevail and this government that gets its validity based on voter intimidation will be a thing of the past,” he added.
Rhodes-Vivour, who claimed that there have been targeted voter suppression in the ongoing election, said: “Currently now at VGC, the polling agents don’t want to go the estates; they are trying to get the votes to come to the express, where thugs would harass and disenfranchise voters.”
The election is expected to be keenly contested following the victory of Labour Party in Lagos State in the presidential election.
Rhodes-Vivour has emerged as a popular candidate whose message has resonated with the teeming youths who are the backbone behind the unexpected rise of the Labour Party.