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Biography
Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour popularly known as GRV, was born on 8th March 1983 to the family of Barrister Olawale and Mrs. Nkechi Rhodes-Vivour in Lagos, Nigeria. Rhodes-Vivour is a Nigerian architect, activist and politician.
Rhodes-Vivour is the convener of the civil society group, Nigerians Against GMO, an Anti-GMO advocacy group fighting against the proliferation of Genetically Modified Foods in Nigeria. Their protest increased in 2016, following claims by Monsanto that GMOs are safe, tackling the Nigerian Minister of Agriculture, Akinwunmi Adesina, as well as the multinational company.
Rhodes-Vivour 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 is currently the gubernatorial candidate of the Labour party (LP) for Lagos State in the upcoming 2023 Lagos State gubernatorial governorship election.
| Full Name: | Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour |
| Current party: | Labour Party |
| Born: | March 8, 1983 |
| Place of Birth: | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Nationality: | Nigerian |
| Height: | 6 feet 2 inches |
| Parents: | Barrister Olawale (father) and Mrs. Nkechi Rhodes-Vivour (mother) |
| Siblings: | N/A |
| Wife • Spouse: | N/A |
| Zodiac sign: Pisces | |
| Children: | N/A |
| Occupation: | Businessman, Politician |
| Net Worth: | N/A |
Early Life & Education
Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour popularly known as GRV, was born on 8th March 1983 to the family of Barrister Olawale and Mrs. Nkechi Rhodes-Vivour in Lagos, Nigeria. He grew up in Ikeja, Lagos state, Nigeria.
Rhodes-Vivour attended Chrisland primary and secondary schools up to JSS3, and then proceeded to Paris to attend Ecol Artive Berlin, where he completed his secondary education. He holds a bachelor’s degree in architecture from University of Nottingham and a master’s degree in the same field from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He participated in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in 2008 after his first masters and completed it in 2009. He later attained a second master’s degree in research and public Policy; from the University of Lagos (UNILAG).
Rhodes-Vivour is from a family of lawyers. ranging from his father to his uncle. his uncle, Bode Rhodes-Vivour, was the former justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, while the late Judge Akinwunmi Rhodes-Vivour is his grandfather. He is the great-grandson of Steven Bankole Rhodes; the second ever indigenous judge appointed in Nigeria.
Personal Life
Rhodes-Vivour is married to Dr. Ify Rhodes-Vivour (née Aniebo), a molecular geneticist by profession and as well the daughter of former military administrator to Kogi and Borno states, Augustine Aniebo by name. No information about their child.
Rhodes-Vivour is an activist.
Rhodes-Vivour is the convener of the civil society group, Nigerians Against GMO, an Anti-GMO advocacy group fighting against the proliferation of Genetically Modified Foods in Nigeria. Their protest increased in 2016, following claims by Monsanto that GMOs are safe, tackling the Nigerian Minister of Agriculture, Akinwumi Adesina, as well as the multinational company.
Rhodes-Vivour, alongside Nnimmo Bassey, led a 2,000-man march to the Senate to lend a voice in the fight against environmental degradation. He also campaigns for the inclusion of history as a subject in Nigerian school curriculum.
Career
During his life in UK, he worked with Franklin Ellis Architects. and when he returned back to Nigeria, he worked with SISA, Cliff Consulting now called Building Partnership CCP and Patrick Wayi, before venturing fully into politics.
He was one of the first beneficiaries of the Not Too Young To Run legislation. In 2017, Rhodes-Vivour contested the Ikeja Local Government Area chairmanship under the KOWA party. Acoording to him, he said that the absence of godfatherism in the party made him contest under the platform. He lost to the candidate of the incumbent APC.
In 2019, he contested for the senate seat to represent Lagos west under the PDP. His campaign points were to revamp the infrastructure within the district and well as to get out the incumbent who he term as an “absentee senator spending more resources pursuing a futile governorship bid in Ogun State, rather than focus on Lagos West that have already given him their mandate”. He came second in the final polls, losing to the incumbent senator and contestant under the erstwhile ruling party APC, Adeola ‘Yayi’ Olamilekanola, by 243,516 votes to Adeola’s 323,817. Adeola received 41.38% of the votes, while Rhodes-Vivour received 39.40%. He contested the result in court, saying that electoral violence and disruptions as reasons why the result should not be valid. However, the court deemed that not to be enough and upheld the election of his opponent.
He is currently the Labour party gubernatorial candidate for the upcoming 2023 Lagos State governorship gubernatorial election. He was initially one of the nominees gearing up to contest under the PDP, but pulled out just before the primary election was held. He crosses carpeted to the Labour party, contesting during substitute election through which the substantive candidate of the party was to be chosen, and came out victorious, getting 111 votes, to defeat former All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain Moshood Salvador, who got 102 votes.
Net Worth
Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour has worked as a politician, businessman and architecture right from youth. he has accumulated a satisfactory fortune from business and politics. Unfortunately, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour has not reveal his NetWorth.
Social Media
Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour as humble and hardworking as he is discovered that he also has some social media platforms where he can be connected.
- @Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour (@GRVlagos) is his Instagram handle.
- @Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour (@GRVlagos) is his Twitter handle.
