In an interview granted to Vivian Onyebukwa of The Sun Newspaper on December 27, 2014, Mrs Abiola Agbaje, wife of Jimi Agbaje, the Peoples Democratic Party’s guber­natorial flag bearer (PDP), Lagos State, speaks about growing up, marriage, so­ciety and women in politics, among others.

The interview started out with Mrs Agbaje talking about her work supporting blind people – a passion that she picked up from her father who was on the council of the Nigerian Society of the Blind many years ago. A lawyer by profession – having worked for many years in the hous­ing industry with Federal Mortgage Bank and Mutual Trust Savings and Loans before she voluntarily retired – Mrs Agbaje currently holds the role of Chairwoman of the Nigerian Society for the Blind.

When asked what she would change if she had the opportunity to change something in society, she stated: “Our Values!”. “The loss of family values” she opined, “is one major factor responsible for the decline in society.” In her words: “We have lost our values. And those values are lost even from childhood. So, what we need to do is go back to the drawing board and retrieve those values we have lost and make sure that our children even from nursery imbibe them. As I find in Nigeria now, I always say it, wrong has become right. People do things now not even thinking about whether they are right or wrong, It is because everybody does it. It has become accepted and we are just going on like that. We need to change, that is the major problem we have. If I could say so, it still goes back to the family unit. If we don’t get the values in our family unit right, there is nothing we can pass on to the society.”

On the question of assessing the level of women’s participation in politics, Mrs Agbaje states: “I don’t think any other government has given women as much participation as the Jonathan government. He has done a lot, but we are certainly not where we should be. There are so many areas where women are not at the level they should be. I believe we must always strive to get that gender equality as it will be so necessary to move the country forward.”

On the question of what life has taught her, Mrs Agbaje says: “It has taught me that the material things in life, though important, are not the most important. Friendship, love, companionship, helping others are much more important than acquiring and amassing material things.”

A good interview in its entirety and great insight into the values that keep the Agbaje’s household grounded. Read the whole interview on Sun News Online.

OOOOOO00ooooo Somebody give it up for our coming First Lady. We can't wait to have you occupy the Govt. house at Alausa. You have my prayers and my vote. Agbaje for Lagos 2015.

Op u mean Mrs. Agbaje eleniyen

She has started given back to the poor even before thinking of becoming a first lady. good for her and Jimi Agbaje.

alberto2k:
Op u mean Mrs. Agbaje eleniyen

APC go rule LAGOS till Arsenal win Champions League

She take style old pass Jimi

I have nothing against Agbaje. I have nothing against Ambode. May the best man win. God bless Lagos.

I like Agbaje but I don't want PDP in Lagos...my vote is for Ambode

Election wey Ambode don already win . Anyone in doubt, ask the civil servants. Ambode's got their loyalty like kilode

chimkaire:
Election wey Ambode don already win . Anyone in doubt, ask the civil servants. Ambode's got their loyalty like kilode

Lies! My Jimi will win this time

I don't know this person//

I don't know who Is she.. I don't know her, does she know me.

Agbaje --yes! PDP---No!!!!!!
my vote is AMBODE--- YES!!!!!!!!!!!!

stinggy:


Lies! My Jimi will win this time

Agbaje is better with anoda party e.g LABOUR.
not the Power Drunk People.

chimkaire:
Election wey Ambode don already win . Anyone in doubt, ask the civil servants. Ambode's got their loyalty like kilode

which civil servant? Civil servant wey no 100 thousand. U must be fooling yourself.

brown3:
which civil servant? Civil servant wey no 100 thousand. U must be fooling yourself.

drop your comment(s) jeje. That is my perspective and doesn't warrant you fooling yourself. You should watch how you address others, have we met? Have we argued about this before? Fool! And Sango will strike you dead if you quote me yet again

Mr Jimi Agbaje though a nice man but in a wrong party will never win.

APC will rule Lagos for many decades.
Ambode 2015 O SURE GAN.....

chimkaire:
drop your comment(s) jeje. That is my perspective and doesn't warrant you fooling yourself. You should watch how you address others, have we met? Have we argued about this before? Fool! And Sango will strike you dead if you quote me yet again

Na y u nor gree slip

Agbaje, like Ambode, look appealing to me. But his only sin is that he belongs to the evil party.
Sai Ambode!

stinggy:


Na y u nor gree slip

Stinggy, why you on my mata like this kwanu?









BULLY
Na you dey ''teash'' me derailing oooo

pdp is an evil party destroying nigeria since 1999.

Caseless:
Agbaje, like Ambode, look appealing to me. But his only sin is that he belongs to the evil party.
Sai Ambode!

Are you voting based on personality or party?

chimkaire:
Stinggy, why you on my mata like this kwanu?

BULLY
Na you dey ''teash'' me derailing oooo

Head derailer

stinggy:



Head derailer

I dey learn from you, sir

You don't need to argue with him.
An average civil servant controls nothing less than 5 dependants who are voters.

chimkaire:
drop your comment(s) jeje. That is my perspective and doesn't warrant you fooling yourself. You should watch how you address others, have we met? Have we argued about this before? Fool! And Sango will strike you dead if you quote me yet again

OAUTemitayo:
You don't need to argue with him.
An average civil servant controls nothing less than 5 dependants who are voters.

All right

madan:
Are you voting based on personality or party?

But a candidate isn't independent of the workings of the party.

If Jimi Agbaje is really what they say he is, I don't see why he'll be part of the fraud if a primary that brought him in.