LAGOS State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday described the claim that over 40 political parties have adopted the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Olajide Sanwo-Olu, as laughable, saying Sanwoolu was unprepared for the job compared to the PDP candidate, Mr Jimi Agbaje, that has blueprint to free Lagos since 2006.
Spokesperson of the party, Mr Taofik Gani, said this in a statement made available to the Nigerian Tribune, insisting that the APC governorship candidate cannot appeal to Lagosians even if all political parties beyond the registered ones in the country adopted him.
“Hence, laughable that some parties have adopted an unprepared candidate. It is not true that 40 political parties have adopted Sanwoolu. The claim is propagandists and mere prodigal,” the party said.
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The PDP described the emergence of Sanwo-Olu as APC candidate as controversial, saying it had created what it termed “an indelible political albatross.”
According to the party, his emergence was tainted with desperation to have someone as governor who would rather fund the APC leaders, declaring that Lagosians would not forget that this was the excuse given by the party for denying Governor Akinwunmi Ambode his second term ticket.
“The hurried and controversial emergence of the APC candidate is an indelible political albatross. Indeed, the emergence is tainted with desperation to have someone as governor who will rather fund the APC leaders. Lagosians will not forget that this is the Lagos APC reason for dropping Ambode.
“To us, the consequence of the Sanwo-Olu imposition is the terminal acrimony, defections and anti-party in the Lagos APC, which we shall duly capitalise on to end the reign of APC in Lagos State,” PDP said.
It, therefore, promised to expose the APC governorship candidate as truly not fit and proper to govern the state, declaring: “At the appropriate time, we shall expose Sanwo-Olu as truly not fit and proper to be elected governor of Lagos State.”
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