Ahead of Saturday’s gubernatorial election, eight political parties have endorsed the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) governorship candidate in Lagos, Mr Jimi Agbaje.The party’s include the Alliance for Democracy (AD), United Party of Nigeria (UPN), All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Accord, and African Democratic Congress (ADC).
Others are Progressive People’s Alliance (PPA), Democratic People’s Party(DPP), National Conscience Party and Citizens Popular Party(CPP).
The leaders of the party at a press conference in Lagos on Thursday said they would work assiduously for the emergence of the PDP candidate as the next governor of the state in this weekend’s election.
Femi Ikuomola of UPN called on youths to vote for credible candidates in the election, irrespective of threat from any quarter.
Reacting to the alleged threat by the Oba of Lagos to non-indigenes to vote All Progressives Congress (APC) or drown in the Lagoon, the political parties said traditional rulers should desist from endorsing candidates and focus on their traditional role of protecting the culture of their people.
“Any royal father that is interested in politics should renounce his rulership and venture into full politics.”
Also, the political parties while stressing the need for a violence free gubernatorial, called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Sulieman Abba to deploy more security men to volatile states in the country.
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