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By Ayobami Okerinde
The governorship campaigner of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) successful Lagos State during the 2023 elections, Abdulazeez Adediran, popularly known arsenic Jandor, has declared his volition to contention for the governorship spot again successful 2027.
Jandor made this known during an quality connected Channels Television’s Politics Today connected Thursday.
Recall that Vanguard reported successful March that Jandor dumped the PDP and returned to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), attributing his determination to indiscipline and anti-party activities wrong the opposition.
He said, “What you heard yesterday is for america to erstwhile again explicit our can-do quality and springiness a changeable to the aforesaid spot that we gunned for during the past electioneering process,” Jandor said.
“Of course, due to the fact that determination is thing to bash present but to tally for the aforesaid office. There is nary vacancy successful Aso Rock till 2031; I would person said possibly the adjacent happening should beryllium maine moving for president.
“So, you heard it yesterday; we are keeping our eyes connected the shot and doing the needful. Let’s commencement galvanising enactment for the enactment crossed the state.
“At the extremity of the day, whoever the enactment picks to tally is whom each of america volition rally circular and support, but for Jandor, I americium moving successful 2027, and I person truthful declared.”
Reacting to reports that his sanction has not been mentioned among those tipped to win Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, helium said, “I don’t cognize the names you’re hearing. Of people we person members successful the APC that are precise qualified to tally for the bureau of politician of Lagos State. But I’ve not heard from anyone coming retired to say, ‘I’m running.’ My sanction can’t beryllium determination due to the fact that I haven’t employed immoderate proxy to bash that connected my behalf, and I americium coming retired arsenic Jandor to talk for myself and accidental this is what I’m doing.”
Speaking further, Jandor said Seyi Tinubu and Abiru are qualified to contention but noted helium has anterior ballot experience. He added that with APC backing, triumph would beryllium easier, portion pledging to enactment whoever the enactment chooses.
“Okay, each the names you mentioned—Seyi, erstwhile Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, and Tokunbo Abiru—are qualified to contention for Lagos governor, and this includes Seyi himself, each 1 of them,” helium said.
“And you’re not taking thing from anyone. Aside from the erstwhile governor, nary of the others mentioned, including Seyi, person been connected the ballot arsenic governorship candidates different than myself.
“So, I travel with that experience, arsenic idiosyncratic who has singlehandedly gone done that process without immoderate backing. You tin present ideate what would hap this clip if I person the coagulated backing of the president and the enactment successful Lagos State; it volition beryllium a walkover.
“At the extremity of the day, whoever the enactment selects, we volition each enactment that candidate, but for my part, I americium moving for Lagos politician successful 2027 and person officially declared.
“Like I said, if we find ourselves connected the tract arsenic aspirants moving for the summons and the enactment of the enactment decides to accidental it is Mr A that we are presenting astatine the extremity of the day, each of america volition autumn successful enactment and enactment for the party.”
The station 2027: I’ll tally for Lagos governorship again; volition enactment whoever APC picks – Jandor appeared archetypal connected Vanguard News.
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