The Official Account of Jimi Agbaje - Co-managed by his media team. All tweets are from or signed off by Jimi Agbaje.
Mar 11, 2019 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
Dear Lagosians,
Following INECs announcement of the results of the gubernatorial elections that took place over the weekend, March 9, 2019, I want to take this opportunity to thank my supporters and everyone who invested their time, resources and energy to support our cause.
To those who stood by our campaign, the passion that you brought into this democratic process and your participation has not been in vain. Because you have made your voices heard, in the final analysis, win or lose, our dear state will be the better for it.
Jan 18, 2019 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
When you consider the traffic situation in Lagos, you cannot discount the importance that rail will play in decongesting our roads. As it stands today, the ruling party in Lagos has nothing to show for the years of investment that have gone into delivering this infrastructure.
Consider this:
Ethiopia began building their light rail at about the same time Lagos began work on the blue rail line. Ethiopia's light rail covers a distance of 32km, has about 39 stops/stations.
Dec 16, 2018 • 9 tweets • 3 min read
Early this morning 16 December 2018, LASAA officials in uniform were caught destroying and carting away our boards placed in the Ikeja/Gbagada axis. It appeared to be a synchronized, organized operation as they were moving to different parts of Lagos to do the nefarious work.
Fortunately for us, some good samaritans were recording them while they were removing the boards and loading them into trucks at Ikeja. My team got wind of this illegal operation & immediately swung into action by alerting the Police & eventually apprehending the LASAA officials.
Dec 13, 2018 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
Our fight to #SetLagosFree has never been about attacking personalities or individuals. Any one who thinks that is ill-informed. This movement is about attacking a mindset and a system that has enabled a cesspool of corruption.
A mindset that takes for itself the resources meant for the commonwealth & places it in a few hands. It is about standing up against self-established principalities that work against the ingenuity of our youth & opportunities for them to dream in ways that none of us can imagine
Nov 5, 2018 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
A few days ago, I started a conversation telling you what I would do as Governor regarding our current traffic situation. I called it Phase-1 of a three-phase short-term solution that would focus on repairing the potholes on major roads. Now, these are the roads for Phases 2 & 3:
Lagos Badary Expressway
Lawanson/Ijesha Road
Lekki-Epe alternative route (City of David axis, Marwa bus-stop axis)
Coker road
2nd Rainbow down to Mile-2
Satellite town axis
Ago Palace Way (Cele bridge/Limca axis)
Apapa Oworonshoki Expressway
Oct 31, 2018 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
Good evening Lagos,
I had the opportunity to share my thoughts about the dreadful state of traffic in Lagos with the News Agency of Nigeria (@nanonlineng) earlier today and I thought I should also say a few things here.
As someone who works in the Apapa axis of the city, the issue of traffic congestion is one that I too face every day.
Oct 29, 2018 • 14 tweets • 3 min read
Good morning Lagos, my team and I have gotten a barrage of questions asking why I haven’t been actively campaigning in public and I think it's about time that we addressed it.
Let’s be clear, the INEC rules guiding this election unequivocally state that campaigning for the 2019 gubernatorial elections shall not begin until the 1st of December, 2018. In their words - not mine - and I quote,