Lagos PDP Governorship Candidate Jimi Agbaje
Serial governorship aspirant, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, has once more picked the ticket of the leading opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after winning the party's governorship primary for Lagos State.
He polled 1,100 votes to defeat his rival Adedeji Doherty who polled 742 votes, according to emerging reports.
Agbaje was the PDP candidate in the 2015 governorship election but lost to incumbent governor Akinwunmi Ambode.
He will face a new opponent this time in the person of Mr. Jide Sanwo-Olu, who won the APC ticket.
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