The Forum of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Local Government Chairmen in Lagos State has condemned the claim by the party’s 2023 gubernatorial candidate, Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, that he remains the leader of the party in the state.
Also, the Lagos PDP Patriotic Forum urged the party at the national level to probe Jandor over alleged funds diversion during the election.
Similarly, the Forum of LG Chairmen condemned Segun Adewale, popularly known as Aeroland, the party’s Senatorial candidate for the Lagos West Senatorial District, describing him as a burden on the PDP, since joining the party in 2010.
The Chairmen in a statement equally took a swipe at Jandor and some of his political associates for daring to denigrate the party leaders in the state.
Expressing their displeasure at the conduct of Jandor and his associates, the forum said the attitude of the PDP candidate had been unbecoming since the day he joined the party, where dignitaries of the party, which included some sitting governors and other dignitaries of the party were present.
The chairmen forum stated that Jandor had disregarded the party’s traditions and structure from day one, becoming a Lord unto himself from day one.
The forum accused him of disregarding the structures of the party, by singlehandedly hand picking candidates for the House of Representatives and House of Assembly, thereby creating crisis within the party.
This, according to them, led to several litigation in the various local government areas, up to the Supreme Court, a scenario which they said had never been witnessed by the party before.
They listed the affected local governments to include Oshodi-Osolo, Ikeja, Mushin, Ajeromi-Ifelodun, Apapa and Ikorodu.
The forum noted that Jandor failed to reconcile with other aspirants of the party, who had been on ground as aspirants before his arrival to the party, who were prevailed upon to jettison their ambition for him by the Hon. Ogidi-led Committee, from the national headquarters in Abuja.
The Forum equally noted his disregard for party’s principles in the selection of the deputy governorship candidate, as he dunmped the Deputy Governorship candidate, Architect Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, who had emerged as the unanimous candidate from the Lagos PDP elders’ screening Committee.
