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Former Lagos state governorship candidate, Jimi Agbaje, has condemned alleged efforts of the ruling All Progressives Congress to suppress the opposition, the People's Democratic Party.
According to Agbaje the current situation was a far cry from what was obtainable under the PDP-led governments since the country returned to democracy in 1999.
“It is obvious that today, the ruling party is not very interested in democracy and you can see the hands in ensuring that opposition is not made to stand,” Mr. Agbaje said. “Under the Peoples Democratic Party, you can’t take it away from our party that we allowed democracy to thrive.”
Agbaje was reacting to the botched PDP national convention in Port-Harcourt on Wednesday. According to him, the takeover of the convention venue by security agencies prompted him to recall the past and compare it to the present.
“It’s not about my personal feeling, I am comparing the past and the present,” he said.
According to Agbaje the current situation was a far cry from what was obtainable under the PDP-led governments since the country returned to democracy in 1999.
“It is obvious that today, the ruling party is not very interested in democracy and you can see the hands in ensuring that opposition is not made to stand,” Mr. Agbaje said. “Under the Peoples Democratic Party, you can’t take it away from our party that we allowed democracy to thrive.”
Agbaje was reacting to the botched PDP national convention in Port-Harcourt on Wednesday. According to him, the takeover of the convention venue by security agencies prompted him to recall the past and compare it to the present.
“It’s not about my personal feeling, I am comparing the past and the present,” he said.
