Jimi Agbaje – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Wed, 19 Feb 2020 22:49:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Jimi Agbaje – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 I Am Not Tinubu’s Mole In PDP – Jimi Agbaje https://www.theinfostride.com/i-am-not-tinubus-mole-in-pdp-jimi-agbaje/ Wed, 19 Feb 2020 22:49:48 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=248947 Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 General Elections, Jimi Agbaje, has denied reports saying his election was sponsored by Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Agbaje has come out to say that every accusation leveled against him during the election were mainly circulated to [...]

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]]> It Will Be Thoughtless To Leave PDP Now – Jimi Agbaje https://www.theinfostride.com/it-will-be-thoughtless-to-leave-pdp-now-jimi-agbaje/ Wed, 20 Mar 2019 18:23:28 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=229498 Mr Jimi Agbaje has come out to say any news saying he has left PDP is a lie. In a recent statement by his Director of Media and Publicity, Mr Felix Oboagwina, he said he was very much with the party and no one will succeed in forcing him out. He also said the suggestions [...]

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]]> Jimi Agbaje Is Still With Us – PDP https://www.theinfostride.com/jimi-agbaje-is-still-with-us-pdp/ Wed, 20 Mar 2019 18:12:35 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=229449 The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has refuted reports that defeated Lagos State governorship candidate for the party, Jimi Agbaje had exited the party. Femi Fani-Kayode and several others recently disclosed that Jimi Abaje had left PDP just 14 days after losing to Babajide Sanwoolu in the election. Fani shared on [...]

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]]> My Voters Were Scared To Come Out To Vote – Jimi Agbaje https://www.theinfostride.com/my-voters-were-scared-to-come-out-to-vote-jimi-agbaje/ Mon, 11 Mar 2019 11:59:45 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=228720 Defeated PDP governorship candidate, Jimi Agbaje, has said he is of the opinion that he did not win the March 9 election because his supporters were intimidated from stepping out of their homes to vote. Jimi did not emerge victorious in any of Lagos state’s 20 local government areas and ended up polling 206,141 votes [...]

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]]> Jimi Agbaje Has Called To Congratulate Me – Babajide Sanwo-Olu https://www.theinfostride.com/jimi-agbaje-has-called-to-congratulate-me-babajide-sanwo-olu/ Sun, 10 Mar 2019 21:26:06 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=228693 Defeated governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Jimi Agbaje, has accepted his defeat to victorious APC candidate, Babajide Sanwo-Olu after the final results of the March 9 governorship election was announced, the Governor-elect has confirmed. During his acceptance speech, Sanwo-Olu disclosed that he has received a call from his opponent to congratulate him [...]

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]]> APC Has Failed To Achieve The Way They Should For 20 Years – Jimi Agbaje https://www.theinfostride.com/apc-has-failed-to-achieve-the-way-they-should-for-20-years-jimi-agbaje/ Fri, 08 Mar 2019 16:29:28 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=228561 PDP Governorship candidate, Jimi Agbaje has come out to state categorically that he is winning Saturday’s election. In a recent interview with Guardian Nigeria, he talked about his chances ahead of the weekend’s polls and how he plans to rule if he wins. Exerpts from the interview below, “This is not the first time we [...]

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]]> Jimi Agbaje Always Misses The Point – Babajide Sanwo-Olu https://www.theinfostride.com/jimi-agbaje-always-misses-the-point-babajide-sanwo-olu/ Sun, 03 Mar 2019 21:48:07 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=228235 APC’s Governorship candidate for Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has talked about the quality of workers in the Lagos State civil service, describing them as Nigeria’s best and citizens that cannot be manipulated for electoral gain. In a recent statement, the governorship aspirant tackled Jimi Agbaje’s rigging allegation by saying his gesture of giving the civil [...]

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]]> “Do Not Sit The Governorship Election Out.” – Jimi Agbaje Begs Lagosians https://www.theinfostride.com/do-not-sit-the-governorship-elections-out-jimi-agbaje-begs-lagosians/ Sat, 02 Mar 2019 03:54:05 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=228216 Governorship candidate for PDP, Jimi Agbaje has warned politicians to respect the wish of Nigerians when they decide to vote for an aspirant of their choice. Jimi expressed his unhappiness at the recent voters intimidation that occurred during the last election a week ago. His words, “When you have a situation where thousands of people [...]

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]]> Sanwo-Olu’s Sharing Of Rice To Civil Servants Is Illegal – Jimi Agbaje https://www.theinfostride.com/sanwo-olus-sharing-of-rice-to-civil-servants-is-illegal-jimi-agbaje/ Sat, 02 Mar 2019 02:03:55 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=228179 Governorship candidate of Lagos State, running on the PDP platform, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, has criticised the sharing of bags of rice to civil servants by his opponent from the APC, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Mr Agbaje said the rice included Sanwo’s party logo and sharing it can tamper with the neutrality of the civil service in [...]

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]]> INEC Is Delibrately Delaying Results In Lagos State – Jimi Agbaje https://www.theinfostride.com/inec-is-delibrately-delaying-results-in-lagos-state-jimi-agbaje/ Mon, 25 Feb 2019 19:29:53 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=227803 PDP’s Lagos State governorship candidate, Jimi Agbaje, has alleged that there is manipulation of results going on in Lagos State and INEC should prove him wrong by releasing the results as soon as possible. He was concerned as to how, 2 days after elections ended, INEC still could not release all results. His words, “As [...]

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]]> Sanwo-Olu Is A Puppet In APC – Jimi Agbaje https://www.theinfostride.com/sanwo-olu-is-a-puppet-in-apc-jimi-agbaje/ Mon, 11 Feb 2019 06:37:30 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=226885 The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State, Mr Jimi Agbaje, has called his All Progressive candidate opponent Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, a tool in the hands of APC, who cannot take his own decisions. Agbaje made this known in a statement as he replied Sanwo who said things that were geared at [...]

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]]> Lagos State House of Assembly Should Explain Why They Want To Shame Ambode – Jimi Agbaje https://www.theinfostride.com/lagos-state-house-of-assembly-should-explain-why-they-want-to-shame-ambode-jimi-agbaje/ Sun, 03 Feb 2019 02:26:48 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=226344 Jimi Agbaje has begged the Lagos State House of Assembly to let everyone know the reason behind attempt to impeach Governor Akinwunmi Ambode. His words, “They are yet to tell us their actual motivation for this superfluous move to shame the Governor.” “I received the news of the impending impeachment of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode with [...]

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]]> Jimi Agbaje, Babajide Sanwo-Olu Nowhere To Be Found At NMA Debate https://www.theinfostride.com/jimi-agbaje-babajide-sanwo-olu-nowhere-to-be-found-at-nma-debate/ Thu, 31 Jan 2019 19:59:08 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=226227 Mr Jimi Agbaje, and his competition from the All Progressives Congress, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, were both nowhere to be found at the debate organised by the Nigeria Medical Association in Lagos on Wednesday. The candidates that showed up included Mr Babatunde Gbadamosi (African Democratic Party), Mr Francis Adebayo (Alliance for New Nigeria), Mr Owolabi Salis [...]

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]]> Jimi Agbaje, Babajide Sanwo-Olu Set For Governorship Debate https://www.theinfostride.com/jimi-agbaje-babajide-sanwo-olu-set-for-governorship-debate/ Tue, 08 Jan 2019 22:55:56 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=225029 The Lagos State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Jimi Agbaje, will battlle it out in a governorship debate on January 14, 2019. Eight other governorship candidates will be involved in the debate organised by the Lagos West Diocese of the Anglican Communion. Rt. Rev. [...]

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]]> Mr Hakeem Muri-Okunola Got His Appointment Because Of Tinubu – Jimi Agbaje https://www.theinfostride.com/mr-hakeem-muri-okunola-got-his-appointment-because-of-tinubu-jimi-agbaje/ Fri, 04 Jan 2019 07:35:58 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=224699 Mr Jimi Agbaje is against the appointment of Mr Hakeem Muri-Okunola as the new Head of Service. Agbaje said the action was not in favour of career progression and was politics taken too far. Reacting to the appointment, the PDP candidate described the appointment as ”insensitive, unjust and disruptive” of the civil service protocol. He [...]

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]]> Lagosians Must Know That Their Freedom Lies In Their Own Hands – Jimi Agbaje https://www.theinfostride.com/lagosians-must-know-that-their-freedom-lies-in-their-own-hands-jimi-agbaje/ Tue, 01 Jan 2019 23:33:57 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=224540 Mr. Jimi Agbaje has urged INEC to ensure it delivers free, fair and credible elections. In his New Year message yesterday, Agbaje said Nigerians would be honoured to have the 2019 polls as the most credible reults of their will. According to him: “We pray for peaceful polls in 2019, but peaceful elections can only [...]

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]]> Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s Recent Payment For Toll-Free Passage Is Absurd – Jimi Agbaje https://www.theinfostride.com/babajide-sanwo-olus-recent-payment-for-toll-free-passage-is-absurd-jimi-agbaje/ Tue, 25 Dec 2018 20:02:26 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=224041 Jimi Agbaje has promised to take away the Lekki toll gates if he wins the 2019 governorship election in the state. He said, “Good road is a fundamental right of citizens and we promise to deliver on this and many other things. “At the moment, most Lagos roads are impassable because of their poor condition. [...]

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]]> Tinubu Has Lost Touch With Reality – Jimi Agbaje https://www.theinfostride.com/tinubu-has-lost-touch-with-reality-jimi-agbaje/ Thu, 20 Dec 2018 08:11:50 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=223680 Jimi Agbaje has fired yet another shot at the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu. Even though Babajide Sanwo-Olu is the APC’s governorship candidate to battle Agbaje for supremacy in the state next year, the pharmacist-turned-politician has attacked Tinubu several times for his stranglehold on the state since he was governor [...]

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]]> I Take Exception To The Rule Of One Man In Lagos State – Jimi Agbaje https://www.theinfostride.com/i-take-exception-to-the-rule-of-one-man-in-lagos-state-jimi-agbaje/ Mon, 17 Dec 2018 03:48:09 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=223478 Jimi Agbaje has said that he has no personal rift with the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, Bola Tinubu. Reports have it that Agbaje said that the issue is one of a difference in values and principles. According to the PDP guber candidate, the idea of one man controlling a state like Lagos is [...]

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]]> Alphabeta Consulting Receives A Percentage Of What Lagos State Earns – Jimi Agbaje https://www.theinfostride.com/alphabeta-consulting-receives-a-percentage-of-what-lagos-state-earns-jimi-agbaje/ Tue, 11 Dec 2018 21:03:26 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=223092 Jimi Agbaje has vowed to free the state from the hold of Alphabeta Consulting. According to Agbaje the consulting firm receives a percentage of every ‘dime’ Lagos state earns. The PDP guber candidate said this while on Channels Television on Sunday, December 10, 2018. According to reports, he said “I could be here all day [...]

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]]> Jimi Agbaje Mourns Fasehun https://www.theinfostride.com/jimi-agbaje-mourns-fasehun/ Mon, 03 Dec 2018 07:16:49 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=222366 Mr Jimi Agbaje, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate for Lagos State, has described the death of the Founder of the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC), Dr. Frederick Fasehun, as a huge loss to Nigeria, especially the Yoruba race. Describing Fasehun as a historical figure and a foremost father of the country’s Fourth Republic democracy, Agbaje [...]

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]]> My Campaign Posters Are Being Vandalized – Jimi Agbaje https://www.theinfostride.com/my-campaign-posters-are-being-vandalized-jimi-agbaje/ Mon, 03 Dec 2018 07:11:30 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=222354 Jimi Agbaje has alleged that his campaign posters are being removed and vandalized. Agbaje made thin known in a post which he put out on Twitter. The PDP guber candidate said: “Early this morning our boards were vandalized and removed just as campaign commenced. Some of our deployment staff were also threatened with violence and [...]

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]]> I Will Defeat Babajide Sanwo-olu – Jimi Agbaje https://www.theinfostride.com/i-will-defeat-babajide-sanwo-olu-jimi-agbaje/ Mon, 03 Dec 2018 07:11:09 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=222359 Mr Jimi Agbaje says he will beat All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Mr Babajide Sanwo-olu, flat in the 2019 election. Agbaje expressed the confidence while addressing his supporters at the formal declaration of his ambition in Lagos. He said 2019 would be a year of victory for him, after two failed attempts. Lagos is a [...]

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]]> APC Must Be Voted Out – Jimi Agbaje https://www.theinfostride.com/apc-must-be-voted-out-jimi-agbaje/ Mon, 03 Dec 2018 07:10:43 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=222350 Jimi Agbaje has called on Lagos residents to vote out the All Progressives Congress (APC). The APC has been in power in Lagos state since the return to democracy in 1999. According to Vanguard, Agbaje said that the ruling party has failed in all ramifications. He said this while addressing his supporters at the formal [...]

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]]> Is Jimi Agbaje A Serious Politician? https://www.theinfostride.com/is-jimi-agbaje-a-serious-politician/ Fri, 30 Nov 2018 02:27:14 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=222096 Mr. Jimi Agbaje of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) should be the biggest challenger of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate in Lagos, Mr. Babajide Olushola Sanwo-Olu, ahead of the 2019 elections. But you wouldn’t know that from driving round this city of some 20 million people. I have only seen Agbaje’s campaign [...]

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]]> Jimi Agbaje Picks Haleemat Busari As His Running Mate https://www.theinfostride.com/jimi-agbaje-picks-haleemat-busari-as-his-running-mate/ Fri, 02 Nov 2018 21:10:11 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=220006 Jimi Agbaje has picked Haleemat Busari, a lawyer, as his running mate for next year’s polls. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Director of Media and Publicity of the Jimi Agbaje Campaign Organisation, Felix Oboagwina, on Thursday, November 1, 2018. He noted that Busari came highly recommended and widely endorsed for the [...]

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]]> I Will Abide By INEC Rules – Jimi Agbaje https://www.theinfostride.com/i-will-abide-by-inec-rules-jimi-agbaje/ Wed, 31 Oct 2018 16:07:52 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=219879 Mr. Jimi Agbaje has explained why his campaign posters are not visible on the streets of Lagos, with the 2019 general elections only four months away. Drive through Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, and what immediately hits you at every turn are the imposing, stylish and colourful campaign posters of APC governorship candidate, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu. [...]

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]]> Lagos State Must Be Free From Traffic – Jimi Agbaje https://www.theinfostride.com/lagos-state-must-be-free-from-traffic-jimi-agbaje/ Wed, 31 Oct 2018 16:07:34 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=219874 Jimi Agbaje, the governorship candidate of the PDP in Lagos State, on Wednesday called for urgent national and State interventions in the gridlock crisis currently rocking the state. Agbaje told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on phone that unless urgent measures were immediately taken, the state may be prone to total traffic collapse. He [...]

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]]> PDP Will Rescue Lagos State – Jimi Agbaje https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-will-rescue-lagos-state-jimi-agbaje/ Thu, 18 Oct 2018 23:09:17 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=218927 Jimi Agbaje, candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 Lagos governorship election, has vowed that the party will emerge victorious at the polls next year and rescue the state from one-man rule. The man he’s referring to is believed to be Bola Tinubu, a former governor, national leader of the All Progressives [...]

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]]> PDP Can Win Lagos State Next Year – Jimi Agbaje https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-can-win-lagos-state-next-year-jimi-agbaje/ Wed, 17 Oct 2018 21:52:26 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=218834 Jimi Agbaje, candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 Lagos governorship election, has vowed that the party will emerge victorious at the polls next year and rescue the state from one-man rule. He said, “This time round, we (PDP) intend to take over Lagos in 2019. The campaign for Lagos is set [...]

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]]> Will Jimi Agbaje Finally Become Governor? https://www.theinfostride.com/will-jimi-agbaje-finally-become-governor/ Mon, 08 Oct 2018 05:18:38 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=218142 Jimi Agbaje has won the governorship primary election of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and will face Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the race to become the next Lagos State governor in 2019. Agbaje won the PDP’s primary election with 1,100 votes to beat his only opponent, Deji Doherty (742 votes), [...]

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]]> Jimi Agbaje Wins PDP Lagos State Primary Election https://www.theinfostride.com/jimi-agbaje-wins-pdp-lagos-state-primary-election/ Sun, 07 Oct 2018 03:58:44 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=218034 Jimi Agbaje has won the governorship primary election of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and will face Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the race to become the next Lagos State governor in 2019. Agbaje won the PDP’s primary election with 1,100 votes to beat his only opponent, Deji Doherty (742 votes), [...]

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]]> I Will Be Part Of The PDP Lagos Governorship Primaries – Jimi Agbaje https://www.theinfostride.com/i-will-be-part-of-the-pdp-lagos-governorship-primaries-jimi-agbaje/ Sat, 22 Sep 2018 10:08:50 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=216650 Jimi Agbaje has officially declared his intention to contest in the 2019 Lagos State gubernatorial election on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), after losing to incumbent, Akinwunmi Ambode, in 2015. Agbaje put an end to speculations about his candidacy in a phone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday, [...]

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]]> I Pledge My Support To Whoever Emerges As The National Chairman – Jimi Agbaje https://www.theinfostride.com/i-pledge-my-support-to-whoever-emerges-as-the-national-chairman-jimi-agbaje/ Sun, 10 Dec 2017 00:37:05 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=192161 Mr. Jimi Agbaje, has withdrawn from the chairmanship race of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the party’s national convention kicks off at the Eagle Square, Abuja, on Saturday, December 9, 2017. A total of nine candidates are fighting for the position, with 7 of them from the South West. Agbaje said the number would [...]

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]]> Governor Fayose urges Support for All-inclusive Efforts to rebuild PDP, visits Otunba Gbenga Daniel https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-fayose-urges-support-for-all-inclusive-efforts-to-rebuild-pdp-visits-otunba-gbenga-daniel/ Tue, 24 Jan 2017 14:12:12 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=154811 The Governor of Ekiti State and Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum, Mr Ayodele Fayose has called for support for all-inclusive efforts to rebuild the PDP, describing the party as “a sleeping, and not a dead lion.” Governor Fayose, who emerged as Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum last Thursday, made this call when [...]

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]]> I Was In Debt After 2015 Election – Jimi Agbaje https://www.theinfostride.com/i-was-in-debt-after-2015-election-jimi-agbaje/ Thu, 03 Mar 2016 02:30:23 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=121804 The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the 2015 governorship election in Lagos state, Jimi Agbaje, today, March 1, said the poll plunged him into debt. While addressing party members at the PDP’s secretariat in Lagos ahead of the party’s forthcoming congresses and national convention, he insisted that he won the election. “Some members [...]

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]]> #Nigeria > Lagos PDP Takes Battle To Unseat Goveror Ambode To Supreme Court https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-lagos-pdp-takes-battle-to-unseat-ambode-to-supreme-court/ Fri, 04 Sep 2015 11:30:13 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-lagos-pdp-takes-battle-to-unseat-ambode-to-supreme-court/ The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State has vowed to head for the Supreme Court following the dismissal of its suit by the Court of Appeal in Lagos, seeking to upturn the victory of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode at the April 11 governorship election in Lagos State. The Lagos PDP Chairman, Capt. Tunji Shelle (retd.), [...]

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]]> Governor Ambode’s Legal Victory Over Agbaje Controversial – Lagos PDP | #Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/ambodes-legal-victory-over-agbaje-controversial-pdp-nigeria/ Wed, 26 Aug 2015 21:30:12 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/ambodes-legal-victory-over-agbaje-controversial-pdp-nigeria/ The Lagos State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has described the judgement of the Appeal court as a controversial legal victory and not a moral victory for the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Governor Akinwumi Ambode. The appeal court had on Wednesday, upheld the decision of the Justice Muhammad Sijaro-led tribunal which declared as [...]

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