Dr. Abdul-azeez Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor
Jandor moves Lagos4Lagos APC faction to PDP
Lagos politician, Dr. Abdul-azeez Olajide Adediran, popularly called ‘Jandor, has moved his faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state to the opposition, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The APC faction, known as ‘Lagos4Lagos,’ was received at an unofficial ceremony by immediate past President of the Nigerian Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, Saturday, in Lagos.
Saraki led the group into the party at a ceremony held in Lagos.
The Lagos4Lagos movement under the leadership of Lead Visioner, Jandor has been engaged in a running battle with the APC main structure in the state.
The group conducted parallel congresses during the ward, local government and state congresses of the APC recently.
However, the congresses conducted by the Jandor-led group were not recognised as the national secretariat of the party ratified the congresses held by the APC faction loyal to Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
Jandor, who has indicated interest in contesting the 2023 governorship election in the state, led his members from the 20 local governments of the state to the PDP on Saturday.
While receiving the new PDP members, Saraki assured them that they ‘are moving to the party that would rescue Nigeria, to the party that would rescue Lagos State, to the party that would change the fortune of this country.’
It would be recalled that in early November, this year, a Board of Trustee (BoT) member of the PDP and Chairman Emeritus of Daar Communications Plc, High Chief Raymond Dokpesi visited the Liberty Place, of Lagos4Lagos movement to extend an invitation to the Lead Visioner, Dr. Adediran, to join its fold ahead of the 2023 gubernatorial election.
Dokpesi had led a high-powered delegation of the PDP to the Ikeja headquarters of the Lagos4Lagos movement, a group within Lagos All Progressives Congress, APC, seeking collaboration with the party.
The visit, it was gathered was in continuation of the party’s consultation with critical stakeholders across Nigeria following the success of its recently held national convention.
Speaking, Dokpesi, who also doubles as the head of Atiku Abubakar campaign organization, acknowledged the years of hard work of Lagos4lagos Movement in Lagos state, saying no political party would ignore the traction Jandor as a brand has garnered over the years.
