The Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Jimi Agbaje has debunked the widely held belief that he is not an election politician insisting he runs for office only when he thinks he has something to offer.
Responding to a question from the Moderator of the Lagos Governorship Candidates Debate, Mr. Agbaje said: “In the first place, it is not correct that I go to bed as some have said. I ran for office in 2007; I don’t run for office unless I believe I have something to offer. I didn’t run in 2011, I ran in 2015 and even after 2015, I have been very much out there.”
He conceded though that he may have been publicity shy but pointed out that he had motivated a lot of youths in the background and active in politics. According to him, he had run for chairmanship of the party in 2015 and 2017, adding, “so it is not correct that I go to bed.”
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He called such comments regarding his political career as “a prank.”
Responding to a question on his chances of success, Agbaje expressed optimism that he would achieve success this time around. “Let me put it this way, we ran a good race in 2015. We believe that that base remains quite in tack and I can assure you we have added on since 2015 and we will this election.
“Our fear is that the agencies responsible for election may not allow that to happen,” he said.
