Jare OLUKOTUN
Two term gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Pharm Jimi Agbaje has again emerged as the flag-bearer of the main opposition party in the Lagos State
The chairman of the election panel, Victor Oyofo, declared him the party’s flag bearer ahead of the governorship election next year, after pooling 1,100 votes to defeat Deji Doherty, who polled 742 votes
Agbaje had contested against incumbent Governor Ambode in 2015, and lost the general election to the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC)
The PDP candidate would be facing the APC candidate, Babajide Sanwo-Olu in the 2019 general election race on who succeeds the incumbent Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode who lost the ruling party’s primary to Sanwo-Olu
Mr Femi Adinlewa, the PDP Publicity Secretary, Ikorodu Local Government described the primary elections of the party in the state as peaceful and well coordinated
