{"id":4040,"date":"2015-01-16T12:17:28","date_gmt":"2015-01-16T12:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=4040"},"modified":"2015-01-16T12:17:28","modified_gmt":"2015-01-16T12:17:28","slug":"gov-fashola-warns-against-voting-people-who-are-too-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=4040","title":{"rendered":"Gov. Fashola warns against voting people who are &#8220;too old&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State last Wednesday, in what is deemed a major faux-pas on his part\u00a0 tasked Lagos residents to resist the idea of voting for Mr. Jimi Agbaje the PDP governorship candidate for being too old to rule the state.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Jimi Agbaje born March 2, 1957 is currently 57 years old. His statement is a direct indictment of his party, the APC for choosing, retired General Muhammadu Buhari, the APC presidential candidate who<a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/buhari-Tinubu.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4041\" alt=\"buhari, Tinubu\" src=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/buhari-Tinubu.jpg\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" \/><\/a> is 73 years old<\/p>\n<p>Governor Fashola made this remark at the Lagos West senatorial campaign of the APC governorship candidate, Mr Akinwumi Ambode, which took place at Sky Power Play Ground, Ikeja.<\/p>\n<p>He said that:<br \/>\n\u201cToday, at 52, I am counting the number of black hair on my head. Akinwunmi Ambode is the man that can do it. If you put an old man there, he cannot do it. If you call him in the night, he may not pick your calls,\u201d he warned.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a name=\"more\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The controversial remark has prompted several campaign groups affiliated with the General Buhari campaign organization to embark on strategic meetings since last night with the aim of controlling the damage caused by the statement as conversations on the APC Presidential and VP candidates age who are far older than Agbaje and with more daunting assignments, have been re-awakened.<\/p>\n<p>According to Fashola, the task of governing Lagos State requires age to be on the side of the candidate and vigour on the part of the person at the helm of affairs, recalling that in 2007 when he took over governance at age 44, he could count the number of grey hair on his head.culled<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile the APC presidential candidate is 73 years old. So 57 is older than 73. lol i laugh in spanish &#8211; See more at: http:\/\/getitrightnigerians.blogspot.com\/2015\/01\/confusion-in-apc-fashola-rejects-jimi.html#sthash.ZhKAxoAr.dpuf<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State last Wednesday, in what is deemed a major faux-pas on his part\u00a0 tasked Lagos residents to resist the idea of voting for Mr. Jimi Agbaje the PDP governorship candidate for being too old to rule the state. Mr. Jimi Agbaje born March 2, 1957 is currently 57 years old. 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