Rhodes-Vivour Reveals Why He Rejects Coalition With APC

Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the former governorship candidate for the Labour Party in Lagos State, has stated that he is in favor of the demand for a coalition to overthrow the current All Progressives Congress (APC).
Rhodes-Vivour was quoted as saying that the ruling party in Lagos and at the federal level should not be a part of such a partnership.
In a Monday interview with News Central, the leader of the Labour Party blamed the APC for Lagos’s bad governance.

My support for a coalition is unwavering. That alliance, however, is incompatible with the APC. My position has been extremely constant because I believe that the APC’s governance style in Lagos State is to blame for all that is wrong with the state, including my own suffering and that of many Lagosians. Consequently, I can’t live with it,” he stated.
The APC and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are not the same thing, according to Rhodes-Viviour. Lagos State was never led by the PDP, he claimed. “I would like to form a coalition that would free Lagosians from godfathers,” he continued.

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Not in Lagos. However, I disagree with that. That’s why I joined the Lagos PDP. The PDP has never held public office. Funso Williams was the closest they had, and we are aware of his fate.

Therefore, in my opinion, forming a coalition base that can effectively oppose and overthrow this administration will allow the people to genuinely benefit from governance free from any godfathers who are pulling strings and demanding that the money that has accrued to them be used for the benefit of Lagosians. He added, “It’s not worth my time to join any coalition that restricts that potential.”