The Lagos State Chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has come out strongly, vowing to repel any direct or decoy action aimed at blackmailing or attacking any of its members as it approaches the 2015 general elections.
The Party released a statement in reaction to former Lagos State Governor, Ahmed Tinubu’s alleged accusation that the Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, was concentrating more on Politics than Insecurity – a statement considered to be a fall out of the alleged roles attributed to Senator Obanikoro for PDP to win Ekiti governorship election.
The Lagos State PDP described the former governor’s outburst as not only irrational, but a clear sign of being frustrated as he was desperate to hold on to the southwest and Lagos State in particular.
“On our part, we shall not underestimate the desperation of Tinubu. We, however, promise him that no hatchet plot against any of our members shall prosper.”
The Lagos State PDP consequently admonished the former Governor to come to terms with the new political realities in the southwest and Lagos in particular. “One of such is to accept the expiry of his control and the political superiority of Senator Obanikoro to defeat him in a free and fair election.
“Historically, Tinubu’s current Political travails can be traced to the last Local Government elections in Lagos State, when the young son of Senator Obanikoro, Ibrahim Babajide, defeated the former governor in his Polling Unit.
“The former governor had since then seen Senator Obanikoro as a potential threat to his political and extortionate control in the State, thus Tinubu’s sponsored media and physical attacks on Obanikoro and some of our other leaders. We remember well the buildup of events that led to the murder of Engr. Funsho Williams, our Governorship hopeful in 2007. We are thus not going to be slow in reaction this time”, the statement read.
They stated that the former Governor would be held responsible if any of its leaders, followers or governorship hopefuls is again murdered.
