The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship Candidate in Lagos State, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, has accused the ruling party in Lagos State of hiring people to tear down the posters of opponents, saying, it was an invitation to violence.

Agbaje spoke at a meeting held at his campaign office in Ilupeju area, between PDP chiefs and a delegation from the United States Embassy led by Ambassador James Entwine, the US Ambassador to Nigeria.

“The destruction of the posters of opposition parties is unacceptable. It is a threat to peace,” he said.

In response, the American Ambassador said the PDP chiefs should encourage their supporters to eschew violence and turn the other cheek.

On the Ambassador’s delegation from the USA Consulate were: Mr. Tom Hines (Political Chief), Jeff Hawkins (Consul General), and Erica Chinsano (Political Officer).

PDP chieftains who were on hand to receive the Ambassador at the 207 Ikorodu Road, Lagos office of the PDP Candidate included: Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, Captain Olatunji Shelle (PDP Lagos State Chairman), Chief Ola Apena (Deputy State Chairman), Alhaji Wahab Owokoniran (Lagos PDP State Secretary) and Barrister Taofik Gani (PDP State Secretary).

Others were: Chief Bode Oyedele, Chief Tunde Gafar, Barrister Adeleke Adefala and Chief Rahman Owokoniran.

Agbaje told the American delegation that his programme for Lagos State rested on a tripod, made up of: Security, Health and Education.

According to him, the programme formation was predicated on the need to provide a sustainable system upon which all other aspects of development would be achieved.

Answering a question from Ambassador James Entwistle on the Permanent Voters’ Cards, Agbaje said, “We are not comfortable with the issue of voters’ cards in Lagos. In Lagos, we have areas where PVCs are not ready. We are not just ready for this exercise. We have a disenfranchisement of voters.”

According to him, many people who had previously registered for voting now discovered their names missing in the centres where they originally registered, or that their voters’ cards had not been produced by the INEC head office in Abuja.

The American Ambassador explained that the Consulate had asked INEC to look into the problem with a view to cleaning up the process.

“We have been encouraging them to come up with creative solutions,” Ambassador Entwistle said.

Agbaje also told the visitors that PDP in Lagos State would be posting two electoral agents to a polling booth.

According to the Lagos PDP Chairman, Captain Shelle, INEC staff had been compromised, saying, this had been made easy by the location of the commission’s offices in the local government secretariats.

Supporting this observation, Senator Obanikoro said it would be a strategic move that would guarantee free and fair elections should INEC relocate its offices from council secretariats.

“In Lagos here, the experience is that the opposition is intimidated out of the collation centres on Election Day,” he said. “It would make more sense if INEC relocated its offices outside the council secretariats nationwide.”

“You guys are capable of running your elections. We only provide some advice,” the US Ambassador said.

According to him, the Nigeria had a different electoral system from that of the USA, saying that unlike his own nation, the African nation ran a unified operation.

However, he said the US would continue to encourage Nigeria in her quest for transparent and credible elections.

“We are not for violence,” Agbaje said. “We mean to run this election and our campaign on ideas and issues, in order to improve the life of Lagosians.”

FELIX OBOAGWINA
Director of Media and Publicity for Mr. Jimi Agbaje, Lagos PDP Governorship Candidate

LASAA says "Don't paste posters indiscriminately. If you do, we will remove them"

You violate the law, they take action and you threaten violence.....wow Jimi Agbaje is so smart.

Even if they are supporters when did tearing posters become something that should be met with violence? Hey, do the same to them and call it even.

Oh we still remember
"If president Jonathan loses, the SS militants will shut down the economy" Agbaje threatening us

804 is greater than 869 according to uncle Jimi sha.

He should go and pay his staff first abeg

Mynd44:
Oh we still remember
"If president Jonathan loses, the SS militants will shut down the economy" Agbaje threatening us

804 is greater than 869 according to uncle Jimi sha.

He should go and pay his staff first abeg

not only that. He called all yorubas lazy by saying lagos would have been a village if not for the intervention of the non-indigenes. I guess he meant to say that all other yoruba states with little percentage of non-indigenes are villages. We await you at the polls.

Yeye JimiAlagbe

Hehehe. Why is LASAA removing his posters and ignoring those of his opponents? What if his supporters start removing Ambode's posters and that leads to an altercation? Let us be reasonable abeg

Mynd44:
LASAA says "Don't paste posters indiscriminately. If you do, we will remove them"

You violate the law, they take action and you threaten violence.....wow Jimi Agbaje is so smart.

Even if they are supporters when did tearing posters become something that should be met with violence? Hey, do the same to them and call it even.

Agbaje should just go and siddon. If PDP like they should Innoson jeeps, this election is for APC.

People misconstrued his statement. - http:///KZX1fodH8I


On the PDP primaries 'excess' votes - http://www.naij.com/340961-agbaje-speaks-on-excess-votes-at-pdp-primaries.html

You're welcome.

Mynd44:
Oh we still remember
"If president Jonathan loses, the SS militants will shut down the economy" Agbaje threatening us

804 is greater than 869 according to uncle Jimi sha.

He should go and pay his staff first abeg

When did he say this? When? Has it gotten to a point where lies will be told against a man to smear his good name?

eighTHREAD:
not only that. He called all yorubas lazy by saying lagos would have been a village if not for the intervention of the non-indigenes. I guess he meant to say that all other yoruba states with little percentage of non-indigenes are villages. We await you at the polls.

Enyinweofia:
Hehehe. Why is LASAA removing his posters and ignoring those of his opponents? What if his supporters start removing Ambode's posters and that leads to an altercation? Let us be reasonable abeg

LASAA removes every poster pasted at prohibited places irrespective of party.

Enyinweofia:
When did he say this? When? Has it gotten to a point where lies will be told against a man to smear his good name?

do you exist at all? What cave did you crawl out of that the news that was on newspapers and shown on TVC is strange to you?

Enyinweofia:
People misconstrued his statement. - http:///KZX1fodH8I



On the PDP primaries 'excess' votes - http://www.naij.com/340961-agbaje-speaks-on-excess-votes-at-pdp-primaries.html

You're welcome.

No matter how you sell a bad product it wont sell
Your first link is broken
Whether he spoke or not it does not change the fact that the primaries where flawed with irregularities
You dont change the rules of a game in the middle and its so unfortunate Uncle Jimi just disgraced himself

The apostles of change.

Enyinweofia:
When did he say this? When? Has it gotten to a point where lies will be told against a man to smear his good name?

Jimi Agbaje has no good name
The Grounds on which he is being promoted is shakey and undoubtedly naive with his competence being downplayed as a non-issue for a cosmoplitan state like lagos

Lagos Will Be a Village Without Non-Indigenes -Agbaje
Jimi Agbaje, Lagos state Gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP on Wednesday said that Lagos State, Nigeria's economic hub will be a village without the contributions of non-indigenes.

Agbaje made the comment during his formal presentation to Akwa Ibom indigenes resident in Lagos.

Agbaje said, ''I always tell people that Lagos will be a village if non-indigenes are not in Lagos.You are one of the major drivers of the economy in Lagos and I urge you to vote for the PDP for change''.

Governor Godswill Akpabio who was the host of the event urged the Akwa Ibom indigenes to support Agbaje.

I don't leave in Lagos!

But let igbos and niger deltans in lagos vote PDP and let's see how Apc is going to win.

The main agenda is to kick theif•nubu and his agents out of lagos.

Bunch of useless people,THEY WANT CHANGE AT THE CENTRE,BUT THEY DO NOT WANT THE SAME CHANGE IN LAGOS.

NON-SENSE!!

Princewill1:
I don't leave in Lagos!
But let igbos and niger deltans in lagos vote PDP and let's see how Apc is going to win.
The main agenda is to kick theif•nubu and his agents out of lagos.
Bunch of useless people,THEY WANT CHANGE AT THE CENTRE,BUT THEY DO NOT WANT THE SAME CHANGE IN LAGOS.
NON-SENSE!!

Not only those but also Hausas and Lagosians. We will all kick out APC in Lagos for good.

aljharem:


Not only those but also Hausas and Lagosians. We will all kick out APC in Lagos for good.

Kick and Follow ni.... Fashola is Nigeria's best ever Governor while Goodluck is nigeria's worst leader Cost0benefit scale

Chai!! Americans love winners, Ambode would be crying to sleep looking at this picture.

adaweezy:

Kick and Follow ni.... Fashola is Nigeria's best ever Governor while Goodluck is nigeria's worst leader Cost0benefit scale

Ok lets see

BTW Goodluck Jonathan is one of the best president/head of state ever

FARRRRRRR BETTER THAN OBASANJO

Jimi the chemist that cant even manage his chemist shop want to govern Lagos. Keep trying....

LASAA & LASTMA as presently constituted will be disbanded. Lagos needs a saner leadership. Fashola and Tinubu companies will suffer and all properties stolen must be returned. Tinubu wants FG out of greed now he will lose Lagos and Oyo as PDP and LP Will send him out of the two states.

Validated:
LASAA & LASTMA as presently constituted will be disbanded. Lagos needs a saner leadership. Fashola and Tinubu companies will suffer and all properties stolen must be returned. Tinubu wants FG out of greed now he will lose Lagos and Oyo as PDP and LP Will send him out of the two states.

make some sense please