Immediate past minister of state for defense, Musiliu Obanikoro has recently declared that any plan by party leaders to impose any new comer on the party as the party flag bearer in the 2015 guber elections in Lagos will fail, according to him. It could be implied his remarks are directed at Jimi Agbaje, who it has been long rumored may be the person to clinch the PDP ticket to fly the PDP party flag in the 2015 guber elections.
Obanikoro himself is faced with lots of serious court cases to settle which as things stand at the moment could scuttle his changes and hinder him at party primaries. Opposition against him within the party is strong and it appears party leaders are against Obanikoro representing PDP in 2015. It has been alleged lately that Obanikoro and Bode George are at loggerheads over the 2015 elections, and most party leaders are united against Obanikoro’s guber ambition this time around.
The volumes of challenges before Obanikoro might disqualify him from participating in the PDP guber primaries and this might open the door and pave the way for Jimi Agbaje, or whoever the new comer might be to get the PDP ticket as party flag bearer.
Obanikoro words: ‘PDP is greater than individuals. My message is for all of you to remain focused and not to be distracted. All the antagonism against us will not stop us from fulfilling our promise to Lagosians. I don’t want you to allow yourselves to be affected by the things going on in Lagos PDP today.
Most of you, who have followed my political history, should know that there has always been opposition against us, but I have continued to emerge victorious. All great men pass through challenges. The claims that they have all the powers is baseless.
We are all residents of Lagos and know that they are not speaking for Lagosians. They are not interested in any election, all they want is to sit down and write results. It is very unfortunate that things are turning out this way.’’
