‎JANDOR DECLARES BID TO VIA FOR LAGOS GOVERNORSHIP POSITION

‎A former Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in Lagos
State, Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, has announced his
intention to contest the 2027 Lagos governorship election on the
platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC.
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‎Adediran, who defected back to the APC in March, two weeks after
leaving the PDP, was a challenger to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in
the 2023 governorship election, where he ran alongside Nollywood
filmmaker, Funke Akindele, as his deputy governorship candidate.
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‎Speaking with newsmen during Nigeria’s 65th Independence
Anniversary, Jandor pledged his support for President Bola Tinubu’s
second-term ambition, insisting that the President deserved another
term to consolidate on his achievements.
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‎He explained that his political entry had always been deliberate, recalling
that his move into Lagos politics shook the establishment.