A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olabode George and the party’s governorship candidate in Lagos State, Dr. Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran, more popularly known as Jandor, have put their differences aside and embraced peace. The duo ended their cold war and reconciled during a unity meeting held by their political party. George had accused Jandor of breaching an agreement on the party’s governorship candidate’s running-mate selection.
The PDP chieftain stated that Jandor, flouted the agreement to make Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour his running mate instead of Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele. Adding that, Jandor’s decision to pick Akindele, as running mate forced Rhodes-Vivour who was in PDP before to join the Labour Party as its standard bearer for the Lagos governorship election.
While granting an interview on television and clearing air about the allegation made against him, Jandor stated that he chose Akindele because of her influence and disagreed with George’s version of the selection process. Many pointed accusing fingers at Jandor then and made allegations that the governorship candidate was accusing the party’s national leader of lying. He quickly denied the allegation but it had caused a rift between them. A few months after the drama, all seems to be in the past now as George has stated that there is no disagreement in the party. He boasted of his support for Jandor ahead of the governorship election and stated that Lagosians will vote en masse for him. He also enjoined everyone to support the party’s candidate so that they can win during the election. The governorship candidate thanked George for putting their past behind and commended him for his untiring efforts towards ensuring peace reign.
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