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Election: What I’ll do if I lose – LP’s Rhodes-Vivour decries ‘vote suppression’ in Lagos

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Labour Get together candidate for the Lagos State gubernatorial ballot, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has vowed to hunt redress in court docket if the end result of the continuing election doesn’t favour him.

The Labour Get together candidate, who spoke shortly after casting his vote at his polling unit 045, Oshifila/Abule Igbira in Anifowose, Ikeja, alleged that there are incidences of vote suppression by thugs supporting his opponent.

He, nonetheless, insisted that the desire of Lagos residents should prevail within the election.

He stated, “The desire of the individuals will prevail. There was plenty of focused voter suppression.

“We’ve got a scenario the place in Alimosho, in Iba, polling unit supplies haven’t arrived. You discover out that all over the place that we’re robust and we present power, polling supplies have but to reach.

“I’m not congratulating somebody that has his mandate from voter suppression and intimidation. Why would I try this? I’ll go to court docket”.

DAILY POST stories that the incumbent Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, is competing towards Rhodes-Vivour and the Peoples Democratic Get together (PDP) candidate in Lagos State, Dr Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran higher referred to as Jandor.

Though there have been stories of threats from political thugs, it was noticed that the election is having fun with an enormous turnout throughout the state.