Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour would have eventually become the next governor of Lagos State, that was our plan and aundaunted resolved from the beginning

"Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour would have eventually become the next governor of Lagos State, that was our plan and aundaunted resolve from the beginning, but his terrible operational attitude, pride, arrogance; spirit of self-centredness and horrible social character disposition gave his victory out. 

You want to contest an election to win in a democracy, but all along, you were fighting all the prominent stakeholders and actors in the party. That is the reason many of us backed out at the last moment.

You would call him on phone he won't pick your call, except only when he needs your help.

He was always too proud to go beg the people, who feel aggrieved about his ugly ways and style of operations in the party.

I made efforts for us to go and beg Alhaji Moshood Salvador and co. to work for his project, but he refused.

Democracy is a game of numbers and collective contributions of more and more people.

When Labour Party won Lagos, during the presidential election, everybody in the party was committedly and passionately involved. But, Gbadebo lost, because he told many of us to get away from his project and called our bluff.

Anything Yoruba irritates him in the party. He is only attracted to Anything Ibo,  the Endsars people and his emergency allies that he imported from abroad. 

Those are the 'super' people,  he believed would give him all the votes to win Lagos.

He was only banking on the votes of his politically inexperienced Obidient movement people; the Ibos and the endsars people in the party, hence he did away with the contributions of many of the prominent Yorubas on the platform.

That Chief Sumbo Onitiri, who was the highly respected and calm chairman of the elders forum left; Salvador and many prominent Yoruba big wigs left, was a vindication of all I have been saying about Gbadebo's nature and character from the beginning.

He refused to work with the right structure of the party - He refused to do the right thing with the party, and wasn't humble enough to carry everybody along with expected humility and dignity, hence, he lost it all alone with his bad, poor and uncultured character.

He didn't trust anybody that had anything to do with Salako in the party. He deliberately sidelined them; starved them of necessary supports and treated them like a pariah.

He didn't do well with many of the candidates, who contested elections on the platform.

Gbadebo operated like a lone ranger all along.

He didn't relate well with them, and didn't carry them along, let alone give them good moral/financial supports, when necessary.

He was operating alone with Sherif Adegbite, his P.A, and only special adviser. 

That is another poorly trained/brought up social character.

I gave him the ticket to contest to become governor, but he and his bitchy deputy, Princess Oyefusi, ended up removing me as the State Chairman.

This is somebody, who hasn't become the governor.

 How would he be behaving, operating and treating people, if he eventually become the governor?!

Gbadebo had no relationship with prominent leaders and elders of the party. He didn't operate with us and didn't carry any of us along in all he was doing.

So, no sane human being should expect that I would still continue to stake it all for such kind of a character in a human being to succeed in his own project.

I simply worked and voted, where my efforts and vote were needed, valued and appreciated.

Gbadebo who cannot rule our party; manage people and run things fairly well with people in the party, now wants to rule Lagos.

With what character?!

God is not stupid. He doesn't reward betrayals, ungratefulness and bad leadership operational character with 'holy' greatness.

This is the political base of the Jagaban of politics in Nigeria, he said it in a video in circulation on social media few weeks ago.

He said, and I quote:

'Political power is not served a la carte. It is for the grabs. You grab it; snatch it and run away with it ..."

Is that the type of a man, you would want to face in an election, and you expect it would be as easy as fighting and calling the bluff of all the prominent and experienced polical actors in your own party"

- Olukayode Salako.