Jimi Agbaje, governorship
candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos, has likened Bola
Tinubu, chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), to the biblical
Pharaoh of Egypt.
Agbaje made the comparison in
reaction to Tinubu’s mockery of his stance that Lagos state needs freedom from
Alphabeta Consulting.
Tinubu had on Monday urged Agbaje
to learn vulcanising or tailoring if he wants freedom.
Reacting in a statement on
Tuesday, Agbaje said Tinubu is oblivious of reality, hence his inability to
realise that Lagosians are groaning.
Agbaje’s statement was signed by
Felix Oboagwina, his director of media and publicity.
It read: “Pharaoh, you must let
our people go. Apparently, the APC leader has lost touch with reality.
“Otherwise, he would know that
like the children of Israel, Lagosians are groaning under the taskmaster that
Tinubu and his cronies have turned themselves into in this state that should
rate as Nigeria’s foremost.
“We identify with our
vulcanisers, tailors and all craftsmen who have the joy of duly-earned freedom
after their apprenticeship.
“But it is apparent that, unlike
them, those who have gotten used to filthy lucre and the dividends of
corruption cannot savour the joy that comes with the legitimate sweat and
labour of hardworking artisans.”
Agbaje said Lagosians will be
freed from Tinubu and his ilk during the 2019 polls, adding that Pharaoh was forced
to allow the Israelites have their freedom after his people were hit by
plagues.
He alleged that Tinubu is the
head of a vested interest that has turned Lagos into a private enterprise.
Agbaje added: “You wake up one
morning and find that like the Jews in Poland during the Second War, you have a
toll gate caging you in; and you must pay a toll to leave and return to your
home and birthplace in which you used to freely move, you need freedom from
those tolls.”
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