Outrage as old tweets of Lagos Governorship candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, seemingly defending IPOB surfaces

Online investigators have dug out old tweets of Lagos gubernatorial candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, seemingly defending the separatist group, IPOB.

The Labour Party candidate is set to contest against APC’s Babajide Sanwaolu and PDP’s Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran a.k.a Jandor in the upcoming election on March 11.

However, netizens have gone online to discredit him after old tweets and Facebook posts of him defending IPOB surfaced on the internet.

It was also discovered that in 2019, he contested for a senatorial seat in Lagos with the name “Chinedu Rhodes-Vivour”, which struck the nerves of some core-Yoruba folks.

They accused him of being an IPOB apologist who has an hidden agenda for wanting to become the governor of Lagos state.

However, some netizens have come out in their numbers to defend him, stating that he is half-Igbo because his mother is Igbo and he was only empathizing with her people.

See his old posts below,

Read some comments below,

@ItsjustOlaa wrote, “Lagosians and Lagos residents, it’s like you people don’t like your peace that Sanwo Olu is giving you in that Lagos,you want an IPOB apologist like GRV to come and tell you that Monday is for sit at home. Iro o ! Lagos isn’t a land of chaos, Eko O Ni BAJE Se ”

@_asiwajulerry wrote, “This Lagos state Gubernatorial election is going to be a tough one.

Sanwo Olu is wanted out for so many reasons.

This GRV guy has just been casted as an unrepentant IPOB apologist with hidden agenda.

The other option Jandor and Funke doesn’t look like they’re even serious.”

@gasbytweets wrote, “Chinedu GRV is that guy that will insult and disrespect anyone at any given opportunity due to his age and cos he was more raised as an ipob who rarely shares the tenants of any decency and decorum. No poise, no class. Can’t be my governor”

@villageparot wrote, “Tinubu’s son married an Igbo woman, he’s not IPOB.

Davido’s mother and wife was/is Igbo, he’s not IPOB.

GRV is IPOB because his wife and mother are Igbo.

Awon eranko jatijati. Bigots oshi.”

@zhurg_ wrote, “Most of the guys pushing this GRV agenda cannot even comprehend the contents of the tweets they are pushing.

They just read IPOB and boom, they are enraged.”