Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, a former Lagos State governorship candidate on the platform of the Labour Party (LP), has declared that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu does not stand a chance of re-election in 2027, News.ng reports.
Rhodes-Vivour, who made this known on Wednesday night during an interview on Channels Television, based his claims on data collated from people’s opinions about the administration of President Tinubu.
Reacting to recent developments in some political parties, Rhodes-Vivour described these events as a ploy to weaken the opposition.
He said, “I’ve looked at data. We have polling that’s going on, credible polling. There is no pathway for the president to emerge victorious.
“That’s why we’re seeing all these shenanigans. At the national level. And even at the state level, there is no pathway for him.”
According to him, President Tinubu is losing ground in regions where he performed excellently in the last election.
Meanwhile, commenting on the calibre of appointees in the administration, the former governorship candidate described them as loyalists.
He stated, “When you look at the note that gave him 62% of his votes, you see the tsunami that’s happening in the north.
“You have a government, a president that has created a government system that’s just his city boys. It’s a City Boy Government. It’s not even a Southern government. It’s not even a proper Southwest government. It’s his cronies that are just in charge. A lot of people in the Southwest feel left out. The South-South feels left out. The Southeast feels left out.”
On the President’s brief visit to Benue State last week, following a deadly attack in Gari Ya Waye community, Angwan Rukuba in Jos, Plateau State, on Palm Sunday, Rhodes-Vivour said it shows a disconnect between the leader and the people.
He noted that the disconnect will come back to haunt the administration, which is why the ruling party is doing everything possible to frustrate the opposition.
“We saw what happened in Benue State when he went there. 10 minutes for the people of Plateau. All of these things are going to come back to bite him.
“So his best pathway is to create a situation where he’s the only credible, he’s the only candidate on a ballot for the presidency. And that’s what he’s trying to achieve. But he’s not going to succeed,” he said.
On his political ambition in Lagos State after failing to secure the governorship seat in the 2023 election, Rhodes-Vivour maintained that he has increased his capacity and is confident of winning the election if it is conducted in a free, credible, and fair manner.
“I am stronger now than I was in 2023. And if they feel so confident about this narrative that they had, they should have allowed for a free and fair election.
“If they are going to do that, I’ll be grateful. But I’m prepared to meet them where they left us the last time and more,” he added.
