Jimi Agbaje
Governorship
Candidate of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Mr.
Jimi Agbaje, has described as a mixture of blackmail and mischief the
reports making the rounds that his party joined others to adopt a
common flagbearer for Saturday's election.
Agbaje
spoke when he and his Running Mate, Mrs. Haleemat Oluwayemisi Busari,
led their campaign team through Alimosho Local Government Area in
their ongoing tour of the state.
He
urged people to disregard the supposed adoption of a common
flagbearer under the aegis of the Coalition of United
Political Parties (CUPP),
saying, it only existed as a figment of the imagination of its evil
sponsors.
“My
party PDP is a bona-fide entity in the CUPP and I can assure you that
no such endorsement has taken place, and it is not even on the
cards," Agbaje said.
The
umbrella opposition group, CUPP, purportedly adopted the Action
Democratic Party (ADP) candidate, Mr. Babatunde Olalere Gbadamosi, as
the sole candidate it would back against Babajide Sanwoolu of the All
Progressives Congress (APC).
"Those
pushing this false and evil narrative and those who think they can
benefit from it are Lilly-livered and Lilliputian contestants who
lack any sense of decency," Agbaje said. "Everyone
should be wary of the antics of these political desperadoes. These
are political featherweights, lowly rated in this contest, and they
will do anything to play the role of spoilers. "
The
PDP flag-bearer expressed confidence about winning on Saturday.
“We
have always said that we are in this race to win; and we will win
fair and square,” Agbaje said.
According
to him, the source of the divisive information could only be APC
feeling threatened by its dwindling popularity and facing imminent
defeat at the Saturday governorship elections.
His
words: “In the past, CUPP has proved a strong voice for decorum,
decency and democracy, and the ruling party may just be disseminating
that item of information in order to sow the seeds of discord and
divide the ranks of a robust opposition.”
Wondering
why anyone would sink to the level of sowing outright falsehood in
the name of politics, Agbaje said, “I put a lot of premium on
integrity, honesty and truth, and that has underscored the way we
have run this campaign. Unfortunately, many politicians seem to
believe that the end justifies the means and would do anything to
push their selfish ambition, including sowing outright falsehood,
disinformation and misinformation to the public.”
Agbaje
and Busari came to a tumultuous welcome by excited members of the
public, who defied the rain and swamped his long convoy of vehicles
that wound through Iyana-Ipaja, Gowon Estate, Ipaja, Egbeda, Idimu,
Ikotun and other areas of the state’s largest local government.
Thousands
of party faithful, supporters and admirers defied the rain, and stood
by the roadside to hail the duo of Agbaje and his Running Mate who
climbed out of their vehicle to wave back at the cheering line of
Lagosians.
It
was a carnival-like atmosphere as party members handed out to the
public gift items like pens, notebooks, bags, face-caps and
hand-fans.
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