Opinion
44-year-old Jandor Wins Lagos PDP Governorship Ticket, To Problem Tinubu’s Political Dynasty
The Convener of Lagos4Lagos Motion, Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran, popularly referred to as ‘Jandor’, has received the Peoples Democratic Occasion (PDP) governorship main election to emerge because the celebration’s candidate for the 2023 elections in Lagos State.
Jandor defeated Dakova Kolawole after having 679 votes out of 709 accessible votes.
Kolawole might solely handle 20 votes whereas 10 votes have been declared void.
Emmanuel Ogidi, Chairman of the electoral committee, introduced the end result and congratulated the aspirants.
Jandor, in his speech, promised to unite members of the PDP within the state.
In the meantime, 4 aspirants had withdrawn from the race, leaving solely Jandor and Kolawole. The aspirants are Adedeji Doherty, Rhodes Gbadebo, Ade Dosunmu and Otunba Jimi Karmal.
Jandor thanked the contestants who stepped down.
Because the return of democracy to Nigeria in 1999, solely Bola Tinubu and his political godsons have been governors in Lagos, first beneath the Alliance for Democracy after which Motion Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and later beneath the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the APC is predicted to win the ticket of the APC for the 2023 elections.
Jandor is a 44-year-old journalist and entrepreneur.
He was born within the Mushin space of Lagos to a Christian mom and a Muslim father.