‘It is not good for our democracy when only about 20 percent come out to vote’ -Jimi Agbaje

In a recent interview with PUNCH shortly after the result of the governorship election in Lagos State was announced, Jimi Agbaje lamented the low voter turnout in Lagos State, said it was less than 20 per cent of the total number of persons that collected Permanent Voter Cards.

Jimi Agbaje

Jimi Agbaje lamented that he lost the Lagos Governorship election as many of his supporters were intimidated, and even threatened with eviction and sack if the PDP won in their areas. He added that rather than risk their lives and their livelihood, the people decided to sit at home which gave his opponent the upper hand.

“From the outset, it was clear that the numbers were on our side and naturally, that was our comparable strength but the moment you had the numbers slashed, then we were at a disadvantage. The strategy of the other side was to make sure that those numbers did not come out to vote and to that extent, it has worked in their favour.”

“It is not good for our democracy when only about 20 percent come out to vote. There was voter apathy because of the event that happened during the presidential election.”

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