The governorship candidate of the Labour party in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has called out the administration of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for over spending amidst biting hardship across the state.
TheNewsGuru.com(TNG) reports that during a recent YouTube feature on Iyabo Ojo TV, the LP guber candidate alleged that Sanwo-Olu is misusing taxpayers’ money.
Rhodes-Vivour gave a breakdown of the extravagant spending of the Sanwo-led government by listing payment of personal legal bills, spending nearly ₦200 million on unspecified projects, and allocating ₦2 billion for purchasing fans and consultants for bus networks.
He said, “For instance, when we called out that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu is using taxpayers money to pay his own personal legal bills or how they’re using, yes, almost 200 million Naira, or how they use almost two billion, say they wanted to buy fans or spending billions on consultants for bus routes and bus networks.
“With the level of suffering that Nigerians and Lagosians are dealing with, we need to have accountability and transparency. Our government must be using our money in the most efficient way possible, and that is the work of the opposition.”
The LP guber candidate further hinted at running again for the Lagos Governorship position, stating that he is learning from past mistakes and working to strengthen his political movement.
He added, “By God’s grace, we are working. We gained a lot of traction, we also saw our mistakes, we saw the loopholes we made, and we’re working on that, I think the biggest mistake that has happened in Lagos politics is after elections, the opposition goes quiet, which is not, that is not happening this time.
“We’re in people’s faces, we’re doing our best in terms of health outreaches; we have a micro-health insurance plan that we’re taking all across the state where people can get treatment of up to six thousand Naira for free and just being up to date to current affairs.”