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2027: Jandor’s Spokesman Confirms Private Meeting With Tinubu, Reveals Next Move

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Mar 14, 2025.

Jandor met with President Tinubu at Aso Rock in a private meeting.
His spokesman confirmed ongoing consultations but no final decision yet.
He also met Babangida, Abdulsalami, Atiku, and SDP officials.

The Lagos State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 elections, Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, met with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Monday.

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that the meeting, which was not publicly disclosed, reportedly took place between 2 pm and 4 pm.

While details of their discussion remain unclear, sources within Aso Rock suggest it was a fence-mending move that could pave the way for Jandor’s return to the All Progressives Congress (APC) or an alliance ahead of the 2027 general election, according to BusinessDay.

Jandor’s spokesman, Gbenga Ogunleye, confirmed the meeting but emphasized that no final decision had been made regarding his next political party.

“Yes, Jandor met with Tinubu. It was a private meeting. We will announce to the media his next move at the appropriate time. Remember, he said so on the day of his resignation from PDP. But nothing is decided yet. He will be in Lagos this weekend to meet with his group and other leaders,” Ogunleye said.

Before his meeting with Tinubu, Jandor had visited former Heads of State, Ibrahim Babangida and Abdulsalami Abubakar, in Minna, Niger State. He also met with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and senior officials of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), further fueling speculation about his next political move.

Jandor recently resigned from the PDP, citing internal conflicts and what he described as a failure of leadership within the party.

In his resignation letter, he expressed his disappointment, stating:

“I am here before you today without a heavy heart and with a clear conscience. We have dedicated ourselves to the ideals of democracy—both good governance and the pursuit of a better Lagos. However, it has become evident that the leadership of the PDP, both at the national and state levels, has failed to uphold its principles.”

He also hinted at aligning with another political platform, saying: “We will consult widely with everybody and then take the decision to collapse our structure to another platform. The major thing now is that we have left the PDP.”