{"id":22713,"date":"2025-03-15T20:39:53","date_gmt":"2025-03-15T20:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/?p=22713"},"modified":"2025-03-15T20:40:36","modified_gmt":"2025-03-15T20:40:36","slug":"22713","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/?p=22713","title":{"rendered":"Ex-PDP governorship candidate Jandor meets Tinubu, sparks defection rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"

The <\/span>2023 Lagos State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran (Jandor),<\/span> on Monday held a <\/span>closed-door meeting with President Bola Tinubu<\/span> at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.<\/span><\/p>\n

The meeting, which reportedly lasted <\/span>from 2 pm to 4 pm<\/span>, has triggered widespread speculation about Jandor\u2019s <\/span>next political move<\/span> following his recent <\/span>resignation from the PDP<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jandor\u2019s Political Journey: A Return to APC on the Horizon?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Jandor, who previously <\/span>defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the PDP<\/span> in pursuit of his <\/span>gubernatorial ambition<\/span>, faced <\/span>internal party crises and last-minute betrayals<\/span> that weakened his campaign.
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Despite branding himself as the <\/span>strongest opposition candidate<\/span>, he finished <\/span>third in the election<\/span> with <\/span>62,449 votes<\/span>, while Governor <\/span>Babajide Sanwo-Olu (APC) won with 762,134 votes<\/span>, and <\/span>Labour Party\u2019s Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour<\/span> came second with <\/span>312,329 votes<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Earlier this month, he <\/span>officially resigned from the PDP<\/span>, citing <\/span>indiscipline and anti-party activities<\/span>as reasons for his exit. He criticized the party\u2019s leadership, stating:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt has become evident that the leadership of the PDP, both at the national and state levels, has failed to uphold its principles.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

He also hinted at <\/span>aligning with a new political platform<\/span>, declaring:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe will consult widely and then take the decision to collapse our structure into another platform. The major thing now is that we have left the PDP.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

What\u2019s Next After Meeting Tinubu?<\/span><\/p>\n

While details of the <\/span>high-stakes meeting remain undisclosed<\/span>, political insiders suggest it may be a <\/span>reconciliation effort<\/span> paving the way for Jandor\u2019s <\/span>return to the APC<\/span> or a <\/span>strategic alliance ahead of the 2027 elections<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Adding to the intrigue, <\/span>Jandor recently held separate meetings with<\/span>:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>Former Heads of State, Ibrahim Babangida and Abdulsalami Abubakar, in Minna<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>Top officials of the Social Democratic Party (SDP)<\/span><\/p>\n

These engagements have deepened speculation over <\/span>his next move and potential political alignment<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

As the race for <\/span>2027 intensifies<\/span>, <\/span>Lagos Reporters<\/span>will continue to track <\/span>Jandor\u2019s political realignment<\/span>and its potential <\/span>impact on Lagos State\u2019s political landscape<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The 2023 Lagos State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran (Jandor), on Monday held a closed-door meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22715,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1383,1829,1906,3262,8656,193],"class_list":["post-22713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","tag-defection","tag-ex-pdp","tag-governorship-candidate","tag-jandor","tag-rumors","tag-tinubu"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22713"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=22713"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22713\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22718,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22713\/revisions\/22718"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/22715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=22713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=22713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}