Di Lagos State chapter of di People’s Democratic Party (PDP) don blast Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran, wey people sabi as Jandor, after e return go di ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Adediran, wey be PDP governorship candidate for Lagos during di 2023 general elections, announce say e don go back to APC for one press conference wey e do on Monday for Lagos.
Adediran, wey be leader of di Lagos4Lagos Movement, don first resign from PDP on March 3, 2025, say di party no get discipline and di leaders betray am. Before e join PDP, e bin dey APC.
As e defect go back APC, PDP Lagos Deputy Chairman, Tai Benedict, talk for interview say Jandor no be “dem own” before, and e even accuse am say na APC send am come PDP to scatter di party.
Benedict talk say, “E never be our own. Na agent dem send come our party to destroy am. Di first day wey I see am, I tell am make e explain—say you be APC agent wey dem send come PDP because dem know say we get better chance to win di election.
“Even though e deny am, at di end, I see say I talk true. Dis na person wey just enter di party, e first accuse leaders, later e come scatter di party reach national level until e hijack di ticket for back.
“E bad well well, but we thank God say e don waka. We no dey worry for im exit.
“Na im pick im running mate by imsef, e never happen before. E talk say because Funke (Akindele) get over three million followers for Instagram, e go make am win di election easily. But we end up with only 62,000 votes.”
“For me, I thank God say e don commot from our party. E no good to dey lose members, I agree. But some members if dem leave, e go sweet you. Jandor na one of dem.”
Meanwhile, APC for Lagos don welcome Jandor back, say e be vibrant young man wey just trace im root back.
Di party publicity secretary, Seye Oladejo, talk for interview on Monday say APC ready to work with Jandor.
Oladejo talk say, “Like all politicians, Jandor get ambition. At dat time, e feel say e go realize am faster with di conservatives, but di people of Lagos don reject dem many times for election.
“So now wey e don return, we dey happy to work with am. Lagos don better and safer for di hand of di progressives, wey di people trust since.
“Our party get opportunity for am and many others wey wan contribute to di success of di government and di growth of di party.”
E still talk say di party dey expect more politicians to defect go APC.
“For di coming days, we dey expect more people to decamp as election dey near.”
As e reject PDP claim say na APC plant Jandor to scatter opposition, Oladejo talk say, “E just show say di so-called opposition no get better ideas.”
“We dey talk about party wey always dey for crisis. Party wey no fit organize imsef, yet dem wan govern. Lagos people sabi wetin dem dey do, dem no go fall for dis kind excuse wey PDP dey give to cover dem incompetence.”
