Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour has criticised the administration of President Bola Tinubu, describing it as “a failure” and blaming it for what he called the worst cost-of-living crisis Nigeria has seen in four decades.
Rhodes-Vivour, the Labour Party’s governorship candidate in Lagos State during the 2023 elections, made the remarks while speaking on Channels Television.
“This government ultimately has been a failure. When you talk about the quality of life, the cost of living, this is the highest cost of living crisis that Nigeria has faced in the last 40 years,” Rhodes-Vivour said on the programme.
The 42-year-old politician further decried the nation’s security situation, citing thousands of deaths across different regions of the country.
“You look at security: over 10,000 people have died in the North, and about 7,000 people have died in the South. On the international tourism index, we have gone from number 8 to number 6. You can talk of policies all you want, but if people are experiencing hardship, simultaneously, you are renovating the vice president’s residence.
“You are using money that just speaks of opulence and good living; you are spending money in the way a country whose economy is buoyant would spend money. It’s all about the people tightening their belts, but you see the government living extravagantly,” he stated.