A former Minister of State for Defence and governorship aspirant in Lagos State, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro has called on his supporters to work towards ensuring victory for President Goodluck Jonathan and the PDP governorship candidate in Lagos, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, at the forthcoming elections.
Obanikoro who has been in dispute with the PDP leadership in Lagos has apparently put aside his differences and declared support for Agbaje who defeated him in a controversial primary election held in Lagos. The former Minister said “Let me tell you one of the reasons why we initially agreed to go on. The presidential election is a must win for PDP and not just for PDP but for Nigeria. You all know I am a player at the national level, at the state level and at the local level. The presidential is a national issue and for the good of our country, President Jonathan must continue and PDP must win Lagos because it is extremely crucial to Mr. President.”
Senator Obanikoro also told his supporters that “Lagos is winnable but we have to be strategic about it. Those who fail to plan, plan to fail. At your level and at our level, all of us must sit down and put on a thinking cap. Just don’t wait for instructions anymore. Get down to work now because election is won at the polling booths and not at the state or at the federal. So I cannot defend your polling booth for you. You must devise a means by which the party must win all the elections. So we want to be hearing from you henceforth about your polling units, your wards and every other issue that are crucial for us to win.”
He asked them to ensure they collect their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) stating that “Before the end of next week, we shall create a call centre that will be manned by people from different ethnic groups to take your calls and complaints. Go and get your Permanent Voters Card and be prepared. No one lives in the past and succeed. The past is gone. Let us confront the future and to have a successful one, we must work for it.”
“When Buhari was in his 40’s, he couldn’t govern Nigeria. Buhari was Number 1, a Muslim, Idiagbon Number 2, a Muslim, Chief of Air Staff, Chief of Army Staff, a Muslim. They were all Muslims. We don’t want that kind of Nigeria anymore. We want a Nigeria where everyone will have a sense of belonging. We have seen it all and we know that Buhari does not have the capacity to build Nigeria of our dream.”
2 comments:
so dis guy has finally conceded defeat??? I didn't see dis coming
PDP will find it very difficult to win Lagos. That's APC's stronghold
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