2019: Agbaje speaks on his relationship with Bode George, governorship election in Lagos state

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- Governorship candidate of the PDP in Lagos for the 2019 general elections, Jimi Agbaje, says Chief Bode George remains the party leader in the state

- Agbaje denies rift in his relationship with the PDP chieftain

- He says when the governorship campaign starts, people will realise that there is no rift between them

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate in Lagos state on Tuesday, October 16, denied any rift in his relationship with Chief Bode George, saying the latter is still the leader of the party in the state.

Vanguard reports that the governorship candidate made the statement at an interactive session with journalists at the party's headquarters.

NAIJ.com gathers that Agbaje stated that time it is time for the PDP to reclaim Lagos for the first since Nigeria returned to democracy in 1999.

Asked to make clarification on his relationship with George, Agbaje said: “Chief George remains the leader of PDP in Lagos and I don’t think anybody is going to doubt that. So, I don’t know what you mean by a relationship. Very soon, as we start the campaign, you will see that there is nothing wrong in our relationship.

“This time around (2019), we intend to take over Lagos. The campaign for Lagos is set for us. It is clear to us that what Lagosians are looking for is freedom from the vested interest that have gripped Lagos for nearly 20 years. We have a situation where it had been under the grip of one or two persons and we are tired of that.

“We believe Lagos is doing well compared to other states but it can do much better than is doing now but it is being crippled by vested interests. Things that could have been done better are being done in a different manner and that is slowing down the progress and that is what the campaign is set against.

“The Free Lagos campaign is a campaign that Lagos can be better and that the alternative can be a lot more better than it is today. The structure is being put in place and I am sure that at the end of the day, it is going to be victory for PDP in Lagos and at the centre and in most of the states that we lost."

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Meanwhile, NAIJ.com previously reported that Jimi Agbaje emerged as the winner of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary election conducted in Lagos state on Friday, October 5.

Agbaje defeated his opponent, Deji Doherty, with a 1,100 votes to 742. The primary election, which lasted for two days, was supervised by an electoral panel chaired by Victor Kassim Oyofo.

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