Nigeria, Sept. 9 -- The recent defection of the 2023 Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has drawn praise and criticism.

While ADC leaders commended him for the move, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State cast it as a proof of his "opportunistic" tendencies.

ADC state chairperson, George Ashiru, hailed Mr Rhodes-Vivour as "a champion of the electorate" whose decision would strengthen opposition politics in Lagos.

"GRV has shown himself to be a champion of the electorate, from when he contested as a young senatorial candidate in 2019 to the Labour Party's gubernatorial flag bearer in 2023," Mr Ashiru said in a statement on Tuesday. ...