Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that L.P candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, reacts after Wikipedia added Igbo name ‘Chinedu’ to his original names.
He wrote on Twitter: “MY NAME IS GBADEBO RHODES-VIVOUR
Èkó E dìde!!
~ GRV.”
From his tweet, he reportedly denied the name: ‘Chinedu.’ From his profile, he seems to be half Yoruba and half Igbo. His mother has an Igbo name.
Wikipedia:
Gbadebo Patrick Rhodes-Vivour, also known as GRV, (born 8 March 1983) is a Nigerian architect, activist and politician. He is the gubernatorial candidate of the Labour party (LP) for Lagos State in the upcoming 2023 Lagos State gubernatorial election. He was the senatorial candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for Lagos West senatorial district in the 2019 Nigerian Senate elections in Lagos State.
He worked with Franklin Ellis Architects when he was in the UK. On returning to Nigeria, he worked with SISA, Cliff Consulting now called Building Partnership CCP and Patrick Wayi, before venturing fully into politics.
He is married to Dr. Ify Rhodes-Vivour (née Aniebo), a molecular geneticist by profession[8] who is the daughter of former military administrator to Kogi and Borno states, Augustine Aniebo.
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