Lagos 2023: Jandor Emerges PDP Governorship Candidate

By Akinwale Kasali

Lead Missioner of the Lagos4Lagos Movement, Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, has emerged as the People Democratic Party, PDP, Candidate for the Lagos Governorship Election in Lagos State.

At the PDP Primary Election held at the Haven Event Center in Lagos, four aspirants stepped down from the race.

Six Aspirants initially entered for the governorship ticket of the party – Adediran, Adedeji Doherty, Rhodes Gbadebo, Ade Dosunmu, David Kolawole, and Otunba Jimi Karmal.

Those who withdrawn from  are: Adedeji Doherty, Rhodes Gbadebo, Ade Dosunmu and Otunba Jimi Karmal.

Jandor polled  679 Votes, while Dakova polled 20 votes. 20 votes were voided.

Addressing the delegates before voting started, Jandor thanked the aspirants that stepped down, saying that all of them were qualified to govern Lagos.

He said: “I thank my colleagues who stepped down. I acknowledge their sacrifices of keeping the hope of PDP alive before my arrival. My aspiration is to rescue Lagos. I am only fortunate to be one of the last men standing.”

Describing the event as the beginning of emancipation of Lagos, he said: ” If you give me your votes, it will not just be a PDP ticket, but a ticket for the soul of Lagos.”

Accepting defeat, Dakova congratulated Jandor and promised to support him and take Lagos from the APC.

Dakova said Lagos has been in bondage and he will cooperate with Jandor to make Lagos better than Abuja, he said.

Addressing the crowd after he was declared the winner, Jandor promised to use the ticket to unite Lagos PDP so that it could win Lagos governorship in 2023.

“This ticket is for the total emancipation of Lagos. It is a ticket that will produce the first independent governor of Lagos,” he noted.

He commended the electoral committee for a job well done and called party members and stakeholders to get to work as they have a difficult task ahead.