Jandor Is An Apprentice Candidate - Sanwo-Olu's Aide Fires At PDP Governorship Candidate

 

The Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in Lagos, Olajide Adediran aka Jandor has been described as an apprentice candidate.

 

Chief Press Secretary to the Lagos State Governor, Gboyega Akosile used the word while reacting to a statement by Jandor that he will defeat the governor of the state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his godfathers.

 

Adediran had on October 2022, while appearing on Arise TV’s The Morning Show, boasted that he would defeat Sanwo-Olu and his ‘godfathers’ during next year’s election.

 

The PDP governorship candidate had said this while reacting to the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike’s endorsement of Sanwo-Olu’s second term bid. Wike is a chieftain of PDP

 

While describing Sanwo-Olu’s endorsement by Wike as “inconsequential”, Jandor noted that despite the Rivers governor’s opposition against his emergence as PDP candidate during the Lagos PDP governorship primary, he won the ticket.

 

He said, “Wike’s unrepentant and irreversible way of life. Wike is Wike, everybody knows. And where you have no expectations, there will be no disappointment. That, I will consider inconsequential. But what worries me is the desperation of this government, doing everything to garner support that is not there.

 

But reacting to the statements during an interview with our correspondent, Akosile described the comment as “wishful thinking”.

 

According to him, the Lagos PDP governorship candidate is in “training school” and will graduate after next year’s election.

 

 

“He is an apprentice candidate and when he is mature we can talk extensively about his chances of defeating Sanwo-Olu. But I believe he will learn during next year’s elections and graduate and if not, he will have to wait till the next election cycle in 2027,” Sanwo-Olu’s aide said.

 

But reacting to Akosile’s position, Adediran’s Media aide, Gbenga Ogunleye, during an interview with our correspondent on Wednesday, said Lagosians would decide if the PDP governorship candidate was indeed an ‘apprentice’.

 

He said Akosile’s comment was not surprising judging from the fact that was doing what he was being paid to do. He noted that contrary to Akosile’s position, Adediran had begun his tour of Lagos state and he was being received warmly across the wards and local governments.

 

Adeleye said Lagosians were eagerly counting the days of Sanwo-Olu in the office while alleging that the people of the state were enduring the governor’s tenure.

 

He explained the decision of who becomes the Lagos governor in 2023 does not lie with Akosile, his principal, and the APC, saying that only Lagosians can decide that.

 

He said, “It (apprentice candidate) is from his (Akosile) imagination. Don’t forget he (Akosile) is also just trying to justify his pay. I do not know what he exactly meant by apprentice candidate because everyone will have a first time contesting to be a governor.