Jandor to Defect to APC After Meeting Tinubu in Abuja, Actual Date Emerges

• Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, is set to officially announce his defection from the PDP to the ruling APC
• Jandor had earlier met with President Bola Tinubu in Abuja to discuss his decision to rejoin the ruling party in Lagos state
• The former Lagos PDP governorship candidate will hold a press conference at his campaign office in Ikeja to formalise his return to the APC on Monday, March 17

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Indications have emerged that the 2023 Lagos governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, has perfected plans to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday, March 17.

Adediran, who had recently announced his resignation from the PDP, will be addressing a press conference in his campaign office at Ikeja, Lagos, to announce his return to the ruling APC.

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The Nation confirmed the development in its publication on Monday.

Legit.ng reported that Jandor formally resigned from the PDP on Monday, March 3, 2025, marking another major shift in Lagos state's political scene.

Jandor attributed his exit from the PDP to what he described as growing indiscipline and rampant anti-party activities that have plagued the party.

Why Jandor met with Tinubu

Following his resignation from the opposition party, Adediran, who was a member of the ruling party in the state before the 2023 governorship election, met President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Abuja to inform him of his decision to return to his initial political family.

Jandor's aide, Gbenga Ogunleye, confirmed that the Lagos politician secretly met with the president on Monday, March 10, at the Aso Rock villa.

Following his meeting with Tinubu, Ogunleye noted that the former gubernatorial candidate was still consulting with critical stakeholders to aid his decision on his next political move.

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From APC to PDP

Before joining the PDP in January 2022, Jandor was a notable figure in the APC, where he led the Lagos4Lagos Movement, a group pushing for internal democracy and inclusiveness within the party, Vanguard reported.

His defection to the PDP was seen as a bold move at the time, eventually earning him the party’s gubernatorial ticket for the 2023 Lagos state election.

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Lagos politics: Tinubu meets Obasa, others in Abuja

In another development, Legit.ng reported that President Tinubu told aggrieved lawmakers of the Lagos State House of Assembly to allow Mudashiru Obasa to continue as the speaker of the House.

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President Tinubu gave the warning during a recent closed-door meeting with Obasa and the aggrieved lawmakers at the presidential villa, Abuja.

Tinubu also directed Obasa to withdraw the court case against his colleagues.

Proofreading by Nkem Ikeke, copy editor at Legit.ng.

Source: Legit.ng