October 25, (THEWILL) – The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) has denied a statement by the Lagos PDP Governorship Candidate, Mr Jide Adediran, popularly called Jandor, that Lagos APC Chairman, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, will vote for him in the March 2023 election, saying that cannot be farther from a daylight hallucination.
The party in a statement, signed by its Spokesperson, Mr Seye Oladejo, said, “Our attention has been drawn to the publication in a national daily, where the PDP governorship candidate, Jide Adediran, a.k.a Jandor, characteristically expressed the jaundiced view that the APC state chairman, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, will vote for him.
“Nothing can be farther from a daylight hallucination on the part of a young man, who ordinarily will be expected to have the staying power to stand the rigour of political campaigns.
“It might interest him to know that Pastor Ojelabi has a long history and association with the progressive clan. It was on this platform that he served as the local government chairman of Ojo, a member of the House of Representatives and the Honourable Commissioner for Rural Development.
“In all his years of meritorious service, he was not known to waver or engage in anti-party activities.
“It amounts to sheer foolery for Jandor to expect the ruling party’s chairman to vote for him in an election he’s destined to lose. This is indeed a joke taken too far.
“No real Awori betrays on the issue of principle and commitment to a lofty goal. Aworis have always belonged to the Progressives from the days of many distinguished leaders including former Deputy Governor, Alhaji Rafiu Jafojo, Chief Badmus, Senator Abayomi Durosinmi, Hon. Ege, Hon Toyin Suarau, Dr Kayode Opeifa, former Deputy Governors, Orelope Adefulire and Sarah Sosan, Pa Kabiru Suarau, Ayo Gbeleyi and Pa Opeifa, as well as others too numerous to mention. A real Awori person does not jump from one political party to another because they know their source and we will never derail.
Lagos APC said it empathises with Jandor’s so many unforced errors as a result of pressure and ominous signs of defeat.
“He can, as well, save himself from further self-inflicted misery by throwing in the towel before he does irreparable damage to his psyche”, the statement said.
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AYO ESAN, has been actively reporting and analyzing political events for different newspapers for over 18 years. He has also successfully covered national and state elections in Nigeria since the inception of this democracy in 1999.
