Jandor Declares 2027 Governorship Ambition
Former Lagos PDP governorship candidate, Abdulazeez Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, has announced that he will contest for the Lagos governorship seat again in 2027.
Jandor, who recently returned to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), made the declaration during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday.
He said, “What you heard yesterday is for us to once again express our can-do ability and give a shot to the same seat that we gunned for during the last electioneering process. Of course, because there is nothing to do now except to run for the same office. There is no vacancy in Aso Rock till 2031; I would have said maybe the next thing should be me running for president.”
Speaking on APC’s internal politics, Jandor explained that he would rally behind whoever the ruling party eventually selects, but insisted he is personally in the race.
“At the end of the day, whoever the party picks to run is whom all of us will rally round and support, but for Jandor, I am running in 2027, and I have so declared.”
Reacting to reports that his name was not listed among those considered to succeed Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, he said, “I don’t know the names you’re hearing. Of course, we have members in the APC that are very qualified to run for the office of governor of Lagos State. But I’ve not heard from anyone coming out to say, ‘I’m running.’ My name can’t be there because I haven’t employed any proxy to do that on my behalf, and I am coming out as Jandor to speak for myself and say this is what I’m doing.”
Jandor further mentioned Seyi Tinubu, former Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, and Senator Tokunbo Abiru as qualified contenders but maintained that his past ballot experience gives him an edge.
“Okay, all the names you mentioned—Seyi, former Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, and Tokunbo Abiru—are qualified to contest for Lagos governor, and this includes Seyi himself, every one of them. And you’re not taking anything from anyone. Aside from the former governor, none of the others mentioned, including Seyi, have been on the ballot as governorship candidates other than myself.
“So, I come with that experience, as somebody who has singlehandedly gone through that process without any backing. You can now imagine what would happen this time if I have the solid backing of the president and the party in Lagos State; it will be a walkover.”
He concluded that although he is fully in the race, he will submit to the party’s decision.
“Like I said, if we find ourselves on the field as aspirants running for the ticket and the leadership of the party decides to say it is Mr A that we are presenting at the end of the day, all of us will fall in line and work for the party.”
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