Internal Squabbles Over Loyalty, Control Crippling Lagos PDP Ahead General Elections As Flag Bearers Jimi Agbaje, Segun Adewale, Jide Obanikoro Others Strive To Do It Alone!

With the general elections just around the corner, it is revealed uneasy best describes the peace that reigned in the ranks of political party striving hard to take over the striving to take over Lagos state, the People’s Democratic Party.

All Progressives Party striving hard to take over the Federal Government has Lagos state in it’s clutches.

The southwest area is home to the chief backbone and national leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

A development that has transformed the state a prime target of the People’s Democratic Party.

Findings by societynowng.com however revealed far from the supposed internal cohesion and expected collective approach to achieve a takeover, divisions and internal squabbles currently afflict the PDP in Lagos state.

Information made available to societynowng.com revealed these afflictions have roots in issues of loyalty and control of the party structure in the state.

Revelations made to societynowng.com have it that at the head of this discord straggling the might of the party are leaders Musiliu Obanikoro and Bode George.

An informants explained ‘simple explanation is that, the truce that saw Obanikoro forgo is gubernatorial ambition to support George’s choice as party candidate is nothing more than a mere cosmetic arrangement….the battle for the soul of the party rages on underground’.

Further disclosures revealed the battle for relevance and control of the party between the two leaders has attained such an height that party candidates in the coming general elections are being caught in the cross fire.

‘the problem is if you get too close to Obanikoro you are tagged an enemy of Bode George and vice versa….it is really affecting the party’ an insider quipped.

‘Candidates really serious about their ambition have started doing it alone’ a source disclosed.

They are said not to be getting needed support from the party as a whole, because either of the leaders at war does not want to shore up the political might of the other by working tirelessly for candidates perceived to be loyal to his opponent to win political office.

More revelations have it that the gubernatorial campaign of Jimi Agbaje that ought to be a in your face exercise faces the same challenge.

Individual moves are being made without recourse to collective aim.

Insiders claim based on the divisions within the party, allegations of sourced campaign funds not being remitted is currently causing tension.

Same are also talks of re arrangement of campaign team personnel based o perceived shift in loyalty.

‘they are embroiled in internal squabbling rather than engage in attempts to take the shine off the opposition’ a stakeholder observed

Digs by societynowng,com have it that the situation has reached a depth that party candidates serious with their individual ambitions have initiated moves to actualise their ambition in a ‘do it alone mode’

Leading these individuals with keen insight of the problems afflicting the party are listed as guber flag bearer, Jimi Agbaje, Senatorial candidate Segun Adewale and State Assemble party mandate holder, Babajide Obanikoro.

The elder Obanikoro is labelled pulling out personal political play in his arsenal to ensure is son emerges winner.

According to an insider ‘A win for Babajide would strengthen his father’s stance and claim to a name that can deliver votes….that is why the former minister has trying as much as possible to distance party’s influence as much as possible from his son’s campaign to avoid sabotage’

Segun Adewale popular known as Aeroland got a firsthand experience of the result of his party’s internal squabble with his fund raising event.

It was devoid of a attendance by party big wigs. The candidate is seen as not committed enough to either of the camps battling for control of lagos PDP structure.

Gubernatorial candidate Jimi Agbaje’s dwarfed campaign is labelled result of being right at the centre of the discord

According to investigations these samples serve as glimpses into what obtains within the Lagos PDP

An insider summed up the whole internal trouble ‘it appears they are just going through the motions of attempting to unseat the APC…i think they are comfortable polling enough votes to re elect the President and secure continuous patronage from the federal government, if not all this wont be happening’