Jandor maintains Being PDP’s Leader in Lagos

The 2023 Lagos State  People Democratic Party Governorship Candidate, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran (Jandor), has said he remains the apex leader of the party at the moment and is ready to provide leadership ahead of the 2027 elections.

He stated this during a ‘Thank You Parley’ organized for members of his campaign council and non-partisan individuals who supported his governorship aspiration. He noted that the event is not to mourn the past but for him to genuinely appreciate all who had sleepless nights with him during the 2023 electioneering.

He said, “As far as Jandor is concerned, by the constitution of our party and that of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as the candidate of the party as at today in Lagos State, I am the leader.

“I am saying this with due respect to all other faithful leaders that I met in PDP.

“They should know this is the constitutional matter, I do not have control over it except I choose to leave tomorrow, and I am not going anywhere. This is my party.

“For every party member, who is looking for a true leader that is selfless, a leader you can beat your chest over, I am ready to provide leadership for all of you, irrespective of the tendencies you belong to,” he said.

Jandor said any leader who doesn’t want to be a member of PDP again should leave. He said that after some party leaders had played double standards in the last general elections, it was about time to look at the like-minds to forge the party ahead.

“For those who have declared for Labour Party, they should stay there, for those who have gone to APC, they should enjoy it. Those of us that remain, let us know ourselves,” he said.

In 2023 election, we worked, we went everywhere – places that had never been visited in the history of this state politically – to campaign to people.

“We slept in many local government areas and stayed with the people. That was the kind of rigorous campaign we ran in 2023 elections.

“One cannot put in such investments and some people decided to play against the party, and won’t get pained.

“We didn’t lose 2023 election because we didn’t work, no! That is why I am here to appreciate all of you. You are my heroes, you did very well.

“We ran a campaign like never before. I brought you together to say thank you. You did well.

“We have chosen this path, there is no going back. We will stay firm so as to give Lagos a breath of fresh air,” he added.

Calling on the national leadership of the party, Jandor said they should listen to voices of patriotic and loyal leaders calling for firm action against unpatriotic leaders.

If such leaders were still imposed on the populace, he claimed, nobody would take the party seriously.

The PDP leader declared that he was extremely proud of his election-related accomplishments and that he had no regrets at all about running for office.

He claimed that over the years, some PDP leaders had made it their business to work against the party.

“We have chosen this path, there is no going back. We will stay firm so as to give Lagos a breath of fresh air,” he added.

Adediran urged the national leadership of the party to listen to voices of patriotic and loyal leaders calling for firm action against unpatriotic leaders.

He said that no one would take the party serious if such leaders were still forced on the people.

Adediran said that it was about time the genuine leaders looked inward for like-minds to rebuild the party for future elections.