Former governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Lagos State, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, has denied allegations that he has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
This was contained in a statement on Wednesday, October 19, 2022 by Mr Agbaje through his Media aide, Modupe Ogunbayo, in which he pointedly said that the stinking pit of a rumour that he has left the PDP for any other party is frivolous mischief and patently false.
He particularly described the rumours as “misinformation”, saying that members of the public should treat the misinformation with the deserved disdain.
Agbaje’s statement was in reaction to a trending WhatsApp message stating that he has defected to the APC to join other Southwest leaders as well as progressive family and friends in Lagos State.
Part of the WhtsApp message read; “The awalokan 2023 is a project that both young and old in all the nooks and crannies of the Southwest should be embraced. On this note, I sincerely join APC from the major opposition party (PDP) to add my strength.
“I believe It’s time to support and also to appreciate Senator Asiwaju Bola Ahmed TINUBU as next President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in the forthcoming Presidential election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).”
However, the statement by Ogunbayo stressed that Agbaje, who has been a member of the PDP since 2011, remains a resolute and loyal member of the Party.
The statement further said; “It has never crossed the mind of Mr Olujimi Kolawole Agbaje, to leave the PDP where he is unobtrusively but assiduously collaborating with other party faithful to achieve party objectives especially, victory for the party in the 2023 elections.
“This stinking pit of a rumour that he has left the PDP for any other party is frivolous mischief and patently false. The general public is dearly enjoined to treat this misinformation with deserved disdain.
The rumour of Agbaje joining the APC is not first time as it also saturated the social media space in July 2022 which prompted his having to debunked and dismissed it through his verified Twitter handle.
