Like in 2007, Agbaje ’ll fail again — Tinubu

A former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola
Tinubu, says the governorship candidate of the
Peoples Democratic Party, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, will fail
again like he did in 2007.
Tinubu, who is a national leader of the All Progressives
Congress, said Agbaje was not a salable candidate and
was no match for the governorship candidate of the
APC, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode.
The former governor said this at the Lagos-West
senatorial district campaign of the APC on Wednesday.
He accused Agbaje of lacking political experience even
as he said the PDP candidate cannot manage Lagos
economy.
Tinubu wondered how Agbaje would be able to
manage the economy of the state at a time when the
country was experiencing economic hardship.
The former governor said when the President
Olusegun Obasanjo administration refused to give
Lagos State its allocation and the state could not pay
salaries, it was Ambode, who was the Accountant-
General that re-engineered the economy which led to
the increase in the Internally Generated Revenue and
turned Lagos into one of the biggest economies in
Africa.
He said, "In 2007, we had governorship primary and
Fashola won but he (Agbaje) failed and refused to
accept the result. I told him to accept the fact that
Fashola was more diligent and experienced than him
but we told him to remain in the party and we would
teach him the way but he refused.
"You see, when a toddler is trying to run when he
cannot even walk properly, his mother has to guide
him so that he will not fall and break his teeth. He left
and joined the Democratic Peoples Alliance. The DPA
presented him as its candidate but he failed, we beat
him mercilessly.
"Later, he wanted to return to the party and we asked
him if he would become a commissioner but we knew
it was unlikely because he had even refused to be the
deputy governor. Before we knew it, he had gone to
join the Ebola party. God forbid that Ebola takes over
Lagos.
"See where we are coming from and where we are
going. They say they want to replace us in Lagos.
Someone who cannot take care of himself wants to
take care of Lagos. Don't experiment with Lagos."
Also speaking at the event, Fashola berated President
Goodluck Jonathan for blaming past administrations
for insecurity.
He said, "I have never said I cannot do my job because
my predecessor failed. To say that you cannot buy
guns because Maj. Gen Muhammadu Buhari (retd.)
failed to do so is flimsy. Our military were one of the
most respected and did well in Sierra Leone and
Liberia.
"Even if Buhari did not buy guns, is it the guns of 1985
that he wants to use to fight today?"
The governor said he had been able to ensure 24-hour
electricity supply at the Lagos State University
Teaching Hospital and other government facilities.
He said he was convinced that Ambode would be able
to do more in other sectors.
Ambode, while addressing supporters, said if the PDP
took over Lagos, it would run down the economy of
the state which has been improving despite the fall in
world oil prices.
He said his government would set up an employment
trust fund and make loans available to entrepreneurs.
He promised to ensure a 24-hour economy and do
better than Tinubu and Fashola.