The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the 2023 Lagos State governorship election, Abdul-Azeez Adediran, widely known as Jandor, has attributed his defeat to the influence of Peter Obi.
Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday, Jandor stated that his campaign had built significant momentum before the February 25, 2023, elections.
However, an unexpected shift in voter dynamics ultimately impacted the results.
“We did everything, but that wave came and swallowed the whole thing. Nobody saw that coming,” Jandor said.
When asked, “If not for Peter Obi’s influence in the presidential election, would you have won the governorship election?” Jandor responded, “Absolutely, I probably would have won the election at the governorship election.”
According to the results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, the incumbent Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu polled a total of 762,134 votes to emerge winner.
The candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, polled 312,329 votes, while Jandor scored 62,449 votes.
