Agbaje urge Nigerians to strive for peace

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(Nigeria) Lagos State governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, has asked Nigerians to regard 2015 as the year of peaceful and credible elections.
Agbaje also canvassed support for PDP in 2015, saying that his party offered the most credible candidates and the most realistic programmes capable of driving human and infrastructural development in the country.
He commended the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for spending last year putting in place structures geared towards the progressive improvement of the electoral process.
Agbaje, in a New Year message yesterday released by his Director of Media and Publicity, Felix Ogbagwina, charged Nigerians to demonstrate a commitment to violence-free and fraud-proof polls.
“We wish Nigerians a Happy New Year. And everyone must realise that the 2015 elections will usually come and go, so politicians and citizens must work towards holding elections that will not end in bloodshed or lead to the dislocation of the life of ordinary Nigerians. And the roadmap towards peaceful elections is through electoral sanctity. The wishes of Nigerians, as expressed through the ballot box must remain inviolable and sacrosanct.”
According to him, politicians must imbibe the attitude of President Goodluck Jonathan, who has always maintained that his ambition was not worth the blood of any Nigerian.
Agbaje also urged Nigerians to live in optimism that the country would in the New Year overcome her present challenges.
Expressing gratitude to God for the progress manifesting in the country’s socio-economic and socio-political indices, the PDP governorship Candidate said building up on the progress made so far would further Nigeria’s vision of joining the world’s foremost nations.

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