The governorship candidate of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, on Monday vowed that the
party would resist any attempt by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to rig the
forthcoming general election.
Speaking in Eti-Osa in a town hall meetings being
convened across the state, Agbaje told residents that PDP is determined to
prevent the rigging that had robbed him and other parties’ candidates of
victory in 2015.
He stated that the people of the state should
resolve to guard and protect their votes this time.
Agbaje, who narrowly lost the position to the
incumbent, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, in 2015, told his audience that the PDP
in the state would do everything lawful to win all elections in the state.
According to him, unlike the current dispensation
that had spent the last 19 years and colossal budgets that had not led to any remarkable
improvement in the lives of Lagosians, Governor Lateef Jakande’s four years had
been replete with unforgettable achievements in several areas.
Speaking in Yoruba, Agbaje said: “This
(governorship) election is a process that would lead to the freedom of our
people. It is a process that would free us from tyranny, graft and waste. APC
members know that they have been rejected by the people and the only option
left for them to remain in power is to rig.
“This time, we are ready for them. There won’t be
any opportunity for them to rig the coming elections. I am urging our women to
come out. You know if the women prevent you from wrongdoing and you try to force
it, it would fail. We will vote peacefully and make sure that our votes count
at the end of the day.”
He lamented the fact that the people of Lagos State
were in dire need of potable water, promising that when elected, his government
would make conscious efforts towards resuscitating the moribund mini-water
works across the state.
The PDP governorship hopeful assured residents of
the various communities in Lekki axis of the state that his government would
build a new coastal road and demolish the toll gate on the Lekki-Epe expressway.
Lamenting the fact that only one road led into the
various communities within the axis, Agbaje said: "There should be a
second road to the one we have here. We are going to ensure that the road is properly
constructed. The road is there. It is just for us to properly rehabilitate it
so that the people would properly utilise it."
Taking a cue from the current traffic logjam in the
Apapa axis of the state, Agbaje stated that his government would ensure that
the right measures are put in place to forestall a recurrence when the Dangote
Refinery became operational.
"I live in the Apapa axis of the state, so I
know what it is to live with traffic logjam. In two years’ time, the Dangote refinery
will come on board, but the current rulers in the state are not doing much to
anticipate the disruption that would come with it," he said.
On security, Agbaje stated that efforts would be
geared towards community policing in a way that would ensure greater mobility
that needed for quick response in times of emergency.
Earlier, Olorogun James Emadoye, had reeled out
series of issues plaguing the axis, with a call on Agbaje to address them if
voted into office.
Emadoye listed bad roads, flooding, and lack of
primary healthcare facilities as well as inadequate schools as major headaches
in the axis.
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