Labour Party’s 2023 governorship candidate in Lagos State, Mr. Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of entrenching a culture of impunity and lawlessness that has brought severe economic and social consequences to Nigerians.
Reacting to the alleged demolition of a property owned by the brother of Mr. Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Rhodes-Vivour said the incident highlights the ruling party’s disregard for the rule of law and due process.
“I’m deeply saddened by this level of lawlessness and recklessness, a notorious pattern of irresponsibility that has now been normalized by the parasitic culture of the ruling party,” he stated on X.
He warned that the long-term consequences of the APC’s style of governance are already evident, citing the exit of multinational companies, a decline in foreign direct investment, widespread job losses, and deepening poverty.
“Data at both the state and national level shows the steep price the Nigerian people have had to pay for the APC’s reckless disregard for the rule of law and due process. The cost has been an exit of multinationals and a drought in the inflow of foreign direct investments.
“The consequence has been job losses and one of the highest poverty rates in the world,” he said.
Rhodes-Vivour lamented what he described as the collapse of legal and institutional safeguards in Lagos, accusing the state government of being run by inexperienced politicians.
“Lagos must be a state that values property rights and adheres strictly to the rule of law. Unfortunately, the state is being governed by juvenile and myopic politicians who are preoccupied with only that which they can extract from the system.
“It’s a total shame and this recklessness should stand condemned by all,” he added.
His comments followed Obi’s social media post on Tuesday night, in which he decried the “coordinated lawlessness and impunity” surrounding the alleged demolition of his brother’s property in Ikeja, Lagos.
According to Obi, his brother returned from Port Harcourt to discover the demolition in progress.
Security personnel reportedly denied him access, insisting the exercise began over the weekend.
Obi said he rushed from Abuja to the site, and the security men also tried to prevent him from gaining entrance.
He was allegedly shown a vague court judgment against “unknown persons” and unnamed squatters, but no specific demolition order or permit was presented.
