Lagos Guber: LP candidate, Rhodes-Vivour, must not be killed – Bode George

Tamarauemi Ebimini

Ahead of Saturday’s gubernatorial election in Lagos, Chief Bode George, an elder statesman, has raised the alarm over the threat to the life of the gubernatorial candidate of the Labour Party, Gbadebo Rhodes Vivour.

At a press conference held in Lagos, George, who is one of the leaders of the concerned group called ‘Omo Eko Pataki,’ said there has been a threat over the life of Labour Party gubernatorial flagbearer in Lagos, hence the need for the group to voice out so that what happened to late Funso Williams would not repeat itself.

“We wish to inform Nigerians about the heinous plan, to secretly eliminate the Labour Party Governorship Candidate, Mr Gbadebo Rhodes Vivour, the latest move by the take Lagos occupiers, to take him out of circulation before the election on Saturday.

“It’s not a matter of party, the essence of life is to open yourself to protect others and I told you that Funsho william is my younger brother. I was in the villa when the president then called me that I am just getting a report that they have killed Funsho Williams, they gave me a presidential plane to come down and I saw his corpse, so we don’t want a repeat.

“We, hereby, warn that, should anything happen to this vibrant bonafide Lagosian, who fate has thrown up to free our dear state from the stranglehold of marauders, Nigerians should know who to hold,” George said.

The former PDP Deputy National Chairman, however, urged the security agencies to up their game ahead of the election, accusing the All Progressive Congress, APC party of putting in place a strategy to foster voters’ apathy.

He urged voters to exercise their franchise without a modicum of fear, calling on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure transparency of the exercise.

Asked if the PDP might merge with LP ahead of the gubernatorial election in Lagos, the PDP chieftain said discussions have been under the pipeline.