The interview seemingly went on well
until Mr. Agbaje was asked to clear the air as regards the irregularities and
rigging issues that surrounded his emergence from the PDP primary elections.
After all attempts to evade the question Agbaje ended up with an unconvincing
retort. He fumbled further by giving bland answers when questioned about his
plans and programmes for Lagos state, answers that were far short of bold.
The PDP guber candidate infuriated a
majority of the viewers by defending the incumbent government at the centre
based merely on ethnic sentiments, saying that the South-south deserves another
4 years of rule insinuating that people of the area do not shut down the
economy if Jonathan does not win. He unable to mention an achievement of
the present administration and goofed further by when trying give excuses
in support of the PDP as regards the Boko haram situation.
The aspect that would be most
worrisome to Lagosians was his inability to profer articulate programmes and
plans for Lagos. For someone who claims to have bold idess he came across as
lame and lacking in ideas and experience. He kept on evading direct questions
and rather than sell his own ideas ended up promoting the work of the incumbent
APC government.
The interview laid credence to the
APC’s call for voters to vote for experience. Agbaje showed that he did not
have a grasp of how government works.
The social media immediately went
agog with reactions to the interview. Most people expressed disappointment and
disaffection at the discordant and inexperience-laden responses given by
Agbaje. One of such comments on a popular blog stated that, “I watched Jimi
Agbaje interview on channels tv tonight and I was baffled by some of his words.
He said and I quote “For the unity of nigerians the south-south (Jonathan area)
should have 4 more years”. So it is not about competence again? He also said as
a politician his job is to tell people to vote and not refrain from crisis.
This Agbaje is one useless man who can not be allowed to govern Lagos state.
Let us vote wisely.”
Instead of informing Lagosians about
his reasons for running as a governor, he was busy making threat-like
statements possible of inciting violence among the unsuspecting electorates.
Mr.Agbaje, actually tried his
eloquent best to enumerate his plans for the state at different points during
the interview, but the fact that they lacked convincing content further
confirmed the truth that governance is not just about elementary eloquence, but
about experience, tested expertise and convincing capabilities.
The APC governorship aspirant,
Ambode was right when he called him an intern in the last debate hosted by
Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry. See link to the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wDqIMiB4JI&feature=youtu.be
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