Jandor denies stepping down from Lagos gov race

Lagos State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), governorship candidate, Abdul-Azeez Adediran (Jandor), has dismissed reports that he has stepped down from the race.

Indeed, he said the party had no official alliance with any political party and he was not prepared to step down for any candidate.

He was reacting to a rumour that he had agreed to work with the Labour Party’s candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour.

The governorship and House of Assembly elections hold this Saturday, March 18.

Adediran spoke to newsmen at his campaign office in Ikeja on Thursday, saying he was in the race to win and bring in a breath of fresh air.

He urged residents to support his ambition havenng resented himself against all odds to challenge the status quo in the state

He said, “We are here stating that all the rumours that are out there purportedly being sold by some people in some quarters are nothing but false.

“Lagos PDP is not in alliance with any political party. As the candidate of the party, I have not stepped down for anybody; we are not stepping down for anybody, and we are not going to step down for anybody.

“There has not been any formal meeting between Lagos PDP and any political party as such to say that we are on a round-table discussing alliance.”

Adediran, however, noted that the party did not have any issue going into any alliance but only concerned about putting the best foot forward, which he said some leaders truncated.

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He said that his team had visited various wards, communities and markets in the state to express his “can do ability’ and sell his candidacy and manifesto to residents.

Adediran said, “Everything about this election is about people of Lagos State.

“It is about our future and it is about electing that governor that is very independent and understands the nitty-gritty of the state.

“It is about the candidate that has been everywhere to see things for himself. It is about time that we elected a governor that is not tied to the apron of any godfather.

“I want to appeal to all of us that this election is about giving Lagos a breath of fresh air. It is about time we did something else in the state.

“We are ready for the election. We are going out for it and everyone should rest assured that the PDP is going to win.

“We are going to win. We will deliver Lagos for the people of Lagos. There is no cause for alarm.”

Adediran said that he had done his best to confront the political hegemony in the state on behalf of the suffering masses, adding that it was left in the people’s hands to use their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to break free.