By Adeleye Kunle
Jimi Agbaje, a former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, has denied joining the All Progressives Congress (APC), Track News reports.
According to Tracknews , some social media posts claimed that Agbaje had defected from the PDP to the APC in order to support the ruling party’s presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu.
Agbaje denied leaving the opposition party in an interview with The Tracknews on Wednesday.
When asked if he had defected, Agbaje responded, “Certainly not.” There is no truth to the story.”
Remember that an aide to Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Joe Igbokwe, hinted that Agbaje might have rejoined the APC.
In a Facebook post on Wednesday, Igbokwe stated that information he had received indicated that the former PDP governorship candidate in Lagos state had joined the ruling party.
“I hear Jimi Agbaje is back in APC to support Asiwaju BAT,” he wrote. Please have someone assist you in verifying this.”
Jimi Agbaje was accused of calling on youths in the country to embrace the APC in a post that also went viral on various social media platforms.
A text shared alongside the image, titled ‘Awalokan 2023,’ read, “I’m fully back in APC to join our South-West leaders as well as progressive Family and friends in Lagos State.”
“The Awalokan 2023 project should be supported by both young and old people throughout the Southwest.”
“On this note, as a member of the major opposition party, I sincerely join APC to add my strength.”
“I believe it is time to support and appreciate Senator Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the next President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in the upcoming Presidential election on the All Progressives Congress platform.”
This article first appeared on Track News.
