I’m still in race for governor, says Agbaje

Governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), in Lagos State, Jimi Agbaje, has dismissed rumours making the rounds that he has stepped down.

He said it will be betrayal and taboo for him to step down at this time of the race.

“I‘ve not stepped down. And I’ll not step down for anybody.

“Neither my running mate nor I have any arrangement with anybody to drop out of the race.

“At this point in time, no Jupiter can even make such a suggestion to me. It is taboo. It is indecent. It will not happen. Such has not even crossed my mind.

“To step down for whom? Stepping down will be an unfortunate betrayal of the hopes and dreams of millions of Lagosians who consider me as the only alternative to the impunity and corruption they have suffered in the hands of the Pharaoh who has selfishly cornered the state and its resources these past 20 years.

“The results of the last elections, despite its being cooked and falsified to favour All Progressives Congress (APC), show that Agbaje and PDP have a formidable standing and they are the preferred team to take over the leadership of the state.

“We are the glimmer of hope. We are the light at the end of the dark tunnel. And I’ll never be part of anything to betray our people’s trust and hope. So help me God,” Agbaje said.

Meanwhile, Agbaje also warned the All Progressives Congress (APC) members in the state to stop intimidating his supporters.

In a statement by Director of Media and Publicity of Jimi Agbaje Campaign Organisation (JACO), Felix Oboagwina, yesterday, Agbaje said his campaign offices had been besieged by victims who suffered victimisation.

“We are daily inundated by members of our party that their colleagues in the other party, the APC has been intimidating them. The complaints have come from virtually all the local governments across the state.

“It appears that the APC leadership has been encouraging its members to intimidate our members. This is a sad development that we can no longer condone,” it said.