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Lagos PDP Slams Jandor’s Defection, Claims He Was ‘Planted’ by APC
- Jandor the leader of Lagos4Lagos defection came after he announced his resignation from the PDP on March 3, 2025, citing a lack of discipline within the party and alleged betrayal by its leaders.
- Jandor was the PDP’s gubernatorial candidate in the 2023 general elections
- Benedict said, “He was never our own. He was an agent sent to our party to destroy our party.
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State has strongly criticized Dr. Abdul-Azeez Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, following his recent return to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Eko Hot Blog reports that Jandor was the PDP’s gubernatorial candidate in the 2023 general elections, announced his defection to APC during a news conference on Monday, March 17.
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The Lagos PDP Deputy Chairman, Tai Benedict, responded to the move by alleging that Jandor had been “planted” by the APC to destabilize the PDP. Benedict expressed gratitude for Jandor’s departure, suggesting that his exit might ultimately benefit the party.
“Although it’s not a good thing to lose members in parties, there are some members that if they leave, you’ll be happy. One of such members is Jandor,” Benedict said.
Jandor the leader of Lagos4Lagos defection came after he announced his resignation from the PDP on March 3, 2025, citing a lack of discipline within the party and alleged betrayal by its leaders.
Benedict said, “He was never our own. He was an agent sent to our party to destroy our party. The very first time I saw him, I told him to explain that you are an agent of the APC, sent to our party because they knew we had a bright chance to win that election.
“Although he denied it, eventually, I was vindicated. This was somebody who came to the party, and the first thing he did was to start accusing the leaders and the next thing he did was to disorganise a united party to the national level until he got the ticket of our party from the back.
“You know, it’s very unfortunate, very unfortunate. We have never had it so badly. But all I have to say is we thank God. We’re okay with his exit.
“He came, he singularly picked his running mate. It has never happened. He said because Funke (Akindele) had over three million followers on Instagram, that will make his victory (at the 2023 governorship poll) easier. But we had only 62,000 votes.”
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“For me, I thank God that he has left our party. It’s not a good thing to lose membership in parties, I quite agree with that. It’s not good to lose your members to other parties. But there are some members that if they leave, you’ll be happy. One of such members is Jandor.”
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