PDP Blames Jimi Agbaje For Embarrassing Defeat In Lagos Governorship Election

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The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has blamed Jimi Agbaje, its governorship candidate, for the defeat the party suffered at both the presidential and governorship elections in the state.

Taofik Gani, Publicity Secretary of PDP in Lagos, stated this in an interview with The Nation newspaper, published on Friday.

He
blamed Agbaje and the overwhelming presence of the All Progressives
Congress (APC) in the state for the party’s loss of the elections in
Lagos.

He said one of the reason for the “embarrassing” defeat of
the PDP, particularly during the governorship election, was because
Agbaje decided to handle campaign logistics single-handedly, barely 72
hours to the election.

He said: “We were faced with situations
where we could not get to campaign or reach out to people in some areas.
For instance, some royal fathers and chiefs were very hostile to many
of our candidates for fear of being witch-hunted by the ruling party.
Indeed, some government functionaries and royal fathers were bold enough
to give support to some of our candidates. But, generally what played
out was obvious desperate preparedness and bulldozer-like style of the
APC in Lagos, which overwhelmed our own planning.

“About 72 hours
to the presidential election, actions and inactions that were obviously
reactionary and defeatist cropped up. I will say that the last straw
that broke the camel’s back was the happenings in the last 72 hours
wherein the PDP governorship candidate, Mr Jimi Agbaje, alienated some
members and leaders of the party from the final disbursement of
logistics. This action consequently reflected in the participation of
voters for the PDP.

“If Agbaje is still trying to rationalise his
apparent misdeed, then, he is not doing himself any good. I will advise
him to accept that he committed a big blunder to have unilaterally
disbursed logistics provided by the presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku
Abubakar, to the extent that neither the state chairman, Dr. Adegbola
Dominic, nor the party leader, Chief Bode George, knew anything about
the manner of disbursement. I’m also aware that other leaders like
Senator Adeseye Ogunlewe, Chief Mrs. Aduke Maina and Senator Kofo
Bucknor-Akerele are still shocked that Agbaje could be that unilateral.

“As
the image maker of the party, I’m still struggling to defend the issues
surrounding the disbursement of the election logistics, because the
action was such that can destroy loyalty, commitment and selflessness
top the party. I will reiterate that Agbaje should find a forum to
publicly apologise to the party for the manner he influenced the last
actions of the presidential elections. But for the fact that Agbaje is
the governorship candidate, one would have hastily declared him as a
saboteur in Lagos PDP.

“The money in question was not near what
we knew the APC spent in Lagos. But the sum was enough to compliment the
ready-made votes for the PDP. The manner of disbursement adopted by
Agbaje leaves much to be desired. The problems created by the recent
governorship election in Lagos PDP are such that the national
headquarters must act swiftly to forestall complete disaffection within
the party. Lagosians have been disappointed. Efforts must be made to
restore the love and confidence of Lagosians in PDP.”

Source:- Saharareporters

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