Lagos guber: Obanikoro working againstour victory, PDP tells court

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has told
a Federal High court in Abuja that the
former Minister of State for Defence,
Musiliu Obanikoro, is carrying out an
orchestrated plan to frustrate and deprive
the party from winning the governorship
election in Lagos State.
Urging the court to dismiss the suit
brought by Obanikoro against the
outcome of the December 8 governorship
primary in Lagos State, the party denied
allegations by the former minister that the
election was manipulated in favour of the
winner, Jimi Agbaje.
In its notice of preliminary objection filed
against the suit, PDP specifically accused
Obanikoro of working to frustrate its plan
to present a credible candidate for the
next governorship election in Lagos.
Obanikoro, it said, allegedly stormed the
venue of the primary with no fewer than
“30 heavily armed mobile policemen” to
achieve his personal ambition.
It contended that, as against Obanikoro’s
claim, it complied with its electoral
guidelines in the conduct of the Lagos
primary. It also denied Obanikoro’s
allegation of over voting during the
primary.
The party’s position was contained in
three separate processes it filed in
reaction to the suit filed before the Federal
High Court, Abuja by Obanikoro, with
which he sought to, among others, annul
the outcome of the Lagos governorship
primary.