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The desire of the youths to drive a revolution through their votes in 2023 election, has once more paid off with the election of 39 years old Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour as the governorship candidate of Labour Party in the substitution governorship election of the party, held on Wednesday 10th August, 2022.
Gbadebo
who evinced the new face of hope of the teeming Lagos youths, polled 111 to
defeat his much older opponent, Alhaji Moshood Salvado who polled 102 in the
keenly contested primaries, observed by the Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC) and members of Labour Party National Executive Committee by
the Deputy National Chairman of the party, Alhaji Lamidi Bashiru Apapa.
In
his victory speech, Gbadebo pledges to run an all-inclusive campaign cum
government, when elected governor of Lagos State to build a Lagos State that
works for all.
He
further opined that he will close ranks with all blocks in the party especially
Alhaji Moshood Salvado to galvanize strong and broad support bandwagon.
Gbadebo
Rhodes Vivour is renowned architect, activist, writer and designer who
graduated from MIT. Gbadebo returned to
Nigeria after graduating with an aim to explore the concept of affordable
luxury as well as the potential of creating innovative designs and systems to
tackle indigenous large scale problems.
He is a youth ambassador and philanthropist of repute. In his quest to contribute towards a
responsive leadership in the country, he had earlier vied for a senatorial seat
under the PDP platform before moving over to Labour Party to actualize his
dreams.
The
head of the National delegate of the party and Deputy National Chairman of the
party, Alhaji Lamidi Bashiru Apapa, while declaring Gbadebo Rhodes- Vivour
winner of the contest said the outcome of the election reflects the exact wish
of the people as the electoral committee led by State Secretary of the party,
Chief Sam Okpala took their time in putting up measures that led to a free,
fair and credible election.
Earlier,
the Chairman of the party in the state, Comrade Kayode Ezekiel Salako said the
wish of the party is to form the next government in Lagos State, hence they are
organizing a credible primary that will throw up an acceptable candidate for
the party and Lagosians at large.
Recall
that Obidient movement of the Labour Party has caught the frenzy of social
media users and Nigerians at home and in the diaspora who earnestly yearn for
change for the better Nigeria all Nigerians yearn for, come 2023.
The peacefully contested substitution election was earlier scheduled for Monday 8th August, before it was shifted to 10th due to logistic reasons.
Substitution
primary is conducted if the candidate of an elective position withdraws from
the race, becomes incapacitated, or dies before the election.
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