Obanikoro to sue Agbaje over Lagos gov primary

Former defence minister, and Lagos PDP guber aspirant, Musiliu Obanikoro on Friday threatened to sue the PDP governorship candidate for Lagos state, Jimi Agbaje.

He stated this on Twitter.



In the light of this development, we have proceeded to the Federal High Court, Abuja to seek redress. #MO

The 48 hours timeline stipulated by the PDP Electoral Guideline to address our appeal has elapsed without a response from the party. #MO 

According to the former Minister of State for Defence, he rejected the result of the election because of a controversy over the difference in the number of accredited voters and the number of votes cast. He said all sorts of persons were brought into the arena where the primary took place as delegates.

Obanikoro said he and his supporters were aware of what was going on, but they felt they had enough delegates on their side and that they could still win the contest.

“The result of the primary cannot stand. Anyone who chooses to change Lagos for the better must stand by the truth. The election must be cancelled,’’ he said.

Obanikoro, a former Nigerian Ambassador to Ghana and a former Minister of State for Defence, urged his supporters to remain steadfast.

He declined comments on whether he would leave the party if the result was not cancelled. He said he remains thankful to the Lord for what he has achieved in life today and that his decision to take the party to court is not about himself, but to get the authorities to live up to the slogan of the PDP, which says that power belongs to the people. “I tell you, nobody can come and beg me to allow injustice to thrive. I have fought so many battles to get to where I am today in life. So, we are going to stand on the path of truth; nobody is going to intimidate us. The election that took place on Monday must be cancelled and repeated,” he said.

Obanikoro reportedly polled 343 votes to emerge runners up in the controversial primaries in which Agbaje was declared winner with 432 votes.