How Jimi Agbaje caused our defeat in Lagos gubernatorial polls – PDP

The People’s Democratic Party,PDP in Lagos state, have revealed how its governorship candidate in the just concluded election, Jimi Agbaje, caused them victory in the state.

Agbaje has whipped up a storm this Wednesday morning, after reports emerged that he has decided to dump the opposition party, over irreconcilable difference with party leadership.

Agbaje had been accused by party leadership in the state, of working alone instead of working with “those who could help him win the election,” hence their poor performance at the polls.

Tunji Shelle, a former Lagos PDP chairman had the following to say, of  how Agbaje was responsible for the party’s defeat in the governorship election.

“We had a situation where somebody said he could work and achieve victory alone. Meanwhile, he doesn’t know anything.

“Rather than show cooperation, he was arguing and fighting people who could help him. Even when things were going bad and help was to be rendered, he said he doesn’t need help.

“Well-meaning people intervened to rally everybody together in Lagos. They called us to a meeting and asked us to help him but he refused, saying he doesn’t need help. He became a lone ranger and stand-alone person.

“Even when we were trying to reinforce his campaign team, he told us point blank that he couldn’t work with people he can’t control. He wants to be a master of all and subject everybody in the party under his control which is not possible. You can’t control everybody because PDP is not your private party.

“So, we decided to leave him to go and do the job alone and at the end of the day, that is the result we got in Lagos. That is the major reason why PDP failed in Lagos.

“If not for the sympathy votes we got from people who are tired of APC and felt there is a need for leadership change in Lagos state, we could have gotten lesser votes in the governorship election. To be frank, our governorship candidate was our problem in Lagos State.

“He defeated the party and defeated himself. The most unfortunate thing is that he doesn’t feel the pain of what he has caused. Also, there was mismanagement of resources too because everybody left him to his fate to do whatever pleased him ”.