Labour Party 2023 governorship candidate in Lagos State Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour said President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms one year after has further impoverished Nigerians and they are only working for government officials and Tinubu’s friends.
Rhodes-Vivour who is set to make another run for office in 2027 stated on Channels TV that people are experiencing unprecedented hardships following Tinubu’s dual policies of subsidy removal and floating of the naira.
“The people are experiencing unprecedented hardship. Today, over 70 percent of people’s income is spent on transportation and food. They have not even started to think about how they can afford accommodation,” Rhodes-Vivour said.
“The only people that seem to be benefitting from these reforms are maybe the bankers, the people in government, and the president’s friends. How many Nigerians can say they are benefitting from any reform right now?
“We have a situation where there is a culture of wastefulness and extravagance that does not reflect the dire economic situation that the same president is pushing out that needs to be reformed.”
He added that there must be a united front in 2027 to remove the APC from power.
“I believe that if all parties do not come together, it is going to be a waste of time running in 2027 because there is a full state capture happening in this country now,” he added.
“We cannot afford for the opposition to be separate. For now, my job is to ensure that I have a strong party—the Labour Party.”
