Fresh Trouble in Lagos APC As 20 Prominent Members Defect to PDP Ahead of 2023
- The leadership of the Lagos state PDP has added more feathers to its feat, ahead of the forthcoming general election
- This is as the opposition party's governorship candidate in Lagos state, Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor on Wednesday received decampees from the ruling APC
- Meanwhile, the defectors were members of the ruling party from the 20 Local Government Areas of the State ahead of the 2023 election
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The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) in Lagos State, Dr. Olajide Adediran, popularly referred to as Jandor, has received a group of decampees from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
The decampees came from the 20 Local Government Areas of the state ahead of the 2023 governorship poll, Vanguard reports.
Source: Facebook
Jandor affirmed:
“Yesterday, (Wednesday) I received into the Lagos PDP family, some members of the APC who dumped the APC for the PDP.
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“The group by name, Best Alternative Network said they left APC, despite being the party in power because they believe in our promise of a better tomorrow as against the misrule they are currently experiencing under APC.”
Funke Akindele officially accepts to be PDP Jandor's deputy, suspends acting for politics
After weeks of speculations, Funke Akindele has finally confirmed news that she is running for the deputy governor's office in Lagos.
According to reports earlier, Funke and some other candidates had been considered for the post by PDP's Lagos governorship candidate , Dr Abdul Azeez Olajide Adediran aka Jandor.
In the video on her page, Funke appreciate the privileged to be called to serve humanity, something she has been doing in her capacity through her foundation.
Akin Fadeyi Foundation kicks-off women can do governance inclusive competition
Meanwhile, Legit.ng had previously reported that the AFF, Nigeria’s foremost public accountability non-profit organization, is set to launch “What Women Can Do” competition ahead of the forthcoming general election.
It was reported that the competition would prise open the vast untapped potentials of women as very significant social actors in Nigeria, adding that it is aimed at stimulating a gender inclusive leadership conversation across the cyberspace.
The foundation said the event would kick-off with a pre-event media conversation and convergence on Tuesday, July 19, starting at 11 am would feature media and public policy actors and practitioners.
Source: Legit.ng
