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Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the Labour Party governorship candidate in Lagos state, has responded to those who troll him for not being able to speak fluent Yoruba language.
Gbadebo addressed the lingering criticism during an interview with Arise TV on Sunday, March 12.
He said he schooled abroad for long, hence his inability to speak Yoruba fluently. He added that though he understands Yoruba.
According to him, he has hired a Yoruba teacher because he was interested in learning the deep history of the Yoruba language.
The LP candidate stressed that speaking the language will endear him more to the people he intends to govern.
Recall conversations across social media had been hinged on Rhodes-Vivour mixed Yoruba-Igbo heritage with his middle name ‘Chinedu’ becoming a point for his opponents to ridicule his campaign.
He has been accused of supporting the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), which made many Lagosians fear that his emergence as governor might spread the tentacles of the secessionist group to the Yoruba land.
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