Mr Olujimi Agbaje has been declared the winner of the Lagos PDP governorship primaries.
Agbaje scored 434 votes to defeat former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro.
Mr Tokunbo Kamson scored 46, Engineer Deji Doherty scored 21, while Mr Babatunde Gbadamosi also scored 21 votes.
About 846 delegates across the 20 local government areas of the state participated in the governorship primaries.
Obanikoro scored 346
Announcing the winner of the primaries, chairman of the governorship electoral committee, Senator Saidu, Umar Kumo said “I hereby declare Mr Jimi Agbaje as the candidate of the PDP for the. 2015 governorship elections.”
The exercise was nearly marred by violence following a controversy which surrounded the number of votes cast by the delegates.
When the voting started, the Chairman of the electoral committee, Senator Shehu Kumo, announced that there were 806 delegates.
But when votes were being sorted, it was discovered that the number of votes cast were 863.
All efforts to get the number of votes and the number of delegates to tally proved abortive but Kumo insisted that the exercise should continue.
Amid the resistance by supporters of some of the aspirants, about 60 armed policemen formed a barricade around the ballot boxes and ensured that the counting continued.
When tables and chairs were overturned at the centre, Obanikoro immediately stormed out.
Immediately after the announcement, Agbaje commended the committee and promised to work with other aspirants.
As the tension heightened, about 200 policemen and operatives of the Department of State Service stormed the venue. Agbaje was whisked away before policemen began firing gunshots into the air.
It was however victory galore for many of the PDP governors as most of their preferred candidates triumphed during the race in their states.
But the Acting Governor of Adamawa State, Bala Ngilari, had a shocker as he was beaten by a former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Nuhu Ribadu, at the old Parade Ground, Abuja where the exercise for the state took place.
There were however boycotts and protests by many aspirants in states like Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Ogun and Oyo.
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Jimi Agbaje is in the wrong party.
ReplyDeleteIs Lagosians are still voting party and not individual candidates
DeleteIs Lagosians are still voting party and not individual candidates
DeleteOne thing I quite like abt him is his previous utterance before he was declared the winner. He didnt sound like a desperate politician who is hellbent on winning. He might make a decent governor.
DeleteHe was and still very desperate. Forget about all those political statement. Why do you think he left APC for POP where he made Bode Gorge his Godfather?-a convicted man for crying out loud
DeleteAre you sure of Jimi? Ask the staff of his company!!!!
DeleteGood point, the staff of his company will be in better position to tell Lagosian about his character
DeleteThis is the beginning of greater things to come for Lagos. Jimi as Governor by God's grace will build on Fashola Legacy and do new things.
ReplyDeleteHere comes a decent gentle man with the paraphernalia of the weakness of man. This is the change that Lagosians have been clamoring for. It is high we experienced change in Lagos and not somebody from the usual old folks acting out the script. Lagos does not belong to a singular individual. Lot of Lagosians that have hitherto been non-partisan will come out and not only vote for Jimi Agbaje but they will also campaign for him. Bros ride on Lagosians are solidly behind you. The set time for change has come; ye the set time has come.
ReplyDeleteHe is a great Politician to rely upon. A good and trusted politician not desperate for power but willing to serve his people, Lagosians -congrats.
ReplyDeleteAPC is in trouble with the emergence of Jimi Agbaje.
ReplyDeleteI really like Jimi, but l can't vote for any body under PDP. Sorry.
ReplyDeleteDen keep ur likeness if u cant vote for d person u really like.
DeleteYes, same wit me here. I do like d man but I cant vote for anybody under d corrupt PDP party.
DeleteCongrats!!!
ReplyDeletewot has Fashola done wrong for lagosians to desire a change? people quickly forget good thing o. and I think lagosians are ingrate
ReplyDeletejimi is good for us.
ReplyDeleteJimi is good, but PDP is not. *confused*
ReplyDeleteI tink he`s a gud person,but I will never vote for anybody under d PDP stupid umbrella
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