The presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, and the vice-presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Rotimi Amaechi, met in Lagos on Wednesday as they attended the funeral service held in honour of the late Nkechi Stella Rhodes-Vivour, the mother of Lagos politician and ADC governorship candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour.
The two opposition figures were among family members, political associates, friends and sympathisers who gathered to pay their final respects to the deceased, whose passing was announced earlier this month.
Their appearance at the funeral comes a day after Obi attended the Service of Songs organised in memory of Rhodes-Vivour’s mother, where he paid tribute to the deceased and offered words of encouragement to the bereaved family.
Speaking during the service, Obi reflected on the loss and urged those present to live upright lives.
“I will ever have an opportunity of being in this type of
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