PDP, Sambo reconcile Obanikoro with Jimi Agbaje to battle APC in 2015

The Peoples Demo­cratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State is set to confront the All Pro­gressives Congress (APC) in next year’s governorship election as all aggrieved members of the party have resolved to walk together.

Speaking at a press confer­ence in Lagos yesterday, Vice President Namadi Sambo said all the aspirants in the recent PDP gubernatorial primary in the state had agreed to work together.

The outcome of the PDP primary was trailed by contro­versy. The runner up, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro had to file a suit in a Federal High Court, Abuja praying to compel the PDP to cancel the primary won by Mr. Jimi Agbaje, on alleged irregularity.

Sambo told the gathering, which was attended by former Anambra State govenor and PDP bigwigs within the state that “ the Lagos State PDP and indeed Senator Musiliu Oban­ikoro, Chief Deji Doherty, Ambassador Tokunbo Ka­mson and Mr. Babatunde Gbadamosi, who were our governorship aspirants had agreed to team up and work to win Lagos this time around in 2015.

“Mr. Jimi Agbaje, our gov­ernorship candidate has signi­fied interest all along to work with our party members to de­liver Lagos State. He is indeed humble to know the enormity of the task in delivering Lagos State and therefore, appeals for total support by putting all hands on the deck to realise the challenge that lies ahead of us that Agbaje had signified interest to work with everyone to deliver Lagos.”

According to the vice presi­dent, with the reconciliation, the party is poised to win La­gos State.

He said: “Our party has the total advantage of winning La­gos as the state has yearned for too long for a change.

“We are poised more than ever before to rescue Lagos. The time for PDP to take over Lagos has come. PDP is con­fident that it would win Lagos and other elective positions in 2015.”

Sambo, who stated that Ag­baje, the PDP gubernatorial candidate in next year’s elec­tion would not let the party down, noted that there would be realistic development in Lagos State with a PDP con­trolled government.

“Today, people are leaving Lagos because of heavy taxa­tion. A PDP government will correct it. Jimi is coming to save Lagos.

“What we have done today is worth emulating by other party members in Lagos and beyond,” he added.

On his part, Obanikoro stat­ed that despite the inadequa­cies in the primaries, they had all agreed that Agbaje was the governorship candidate.

His words: “There is no doubt that my passion and love for Lagos is known. It will trigger any level of sac­rifice to ensure victory for the PDP.

Responding, Agbaje ex­pressed delight that through the intervention of the Presi­dency, Lagos PDP has become one big happy family.

“All animosities are de­clared dead and that is why I sang the song, everything is turning around. By God’s grace in 2015, PDP will record resounding victory in Lagos State.