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Jimi Agbaje, governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos state, has picked Haleemat Busari, a lawyer, as his running mate.

Busari, a law graduate from the University of Lagos, is a director on the board of several blue-chip companies.

She was a director in Zain Nigeria Ltd (now Airtel Nigeria, a telecommunications company) and a serving director in First Bank, Sierra Leone.

A statement by Felix Oboagwina, director of media and publicity of the Jimi Agbaje campaign organisation, said Agbaje picked Busari following comprehensive consultations with leaders and stakeholders within and outside the party.

According to Oboagwina, Busari will be bringing to the joint ticket her versatility and connections as a professional in corporate governance, as a Muslim activist and as a bonafide daughter of native Lagos.

“Mrs. Oluwayemisi Haleemat Busari came highly recommended and widely endorsed,” the statement read.

“Stakeholders all agree that without any iota of a doubt, the Jimi-Haleemat combination is a winning ticket on every count.”

The 54 year-old Busari was born into the family of late Ahmed Giwa, a businessman and vice-president of Jamatul Islamiyya of Nigeria from Epe, and the late Mujibat Giwa, a princess of the Kosoko royal family from Isale Eko.

Agbaje is running against Babajide Sanwo-Olu, All Progressives Congress  (APC) flagbearer.