Lagos State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s Governorship candidate in the March 2023 general election, Dr. Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran, a.k.a Jandor has expressed disappointment with the Supreme Court judgement of Friday which affirmed the election of Babajide Sanwoolu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the governor of the state. Jandor however congratulated the governor, sending him good wishes.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Sanwoolu winner of the election but Jandor and his counterpart in the Labour Party (LP) Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour rejected the result and challenged it in the tribunal, Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. The opposition candidates lost all the way.
In a open letter addressed to Lagosians, Dr Adediran appreciated the support he received from the people adding that his supporters were as disappointed as him.
He said: “I know how disappointed you are with the outcomes of the election because I feel it too. The frustration, intimidation, and betrayals but our disappointment must be overcome by our love for our dear state.
“I appreciate you all for your faith and trust in me. I thank our party Faithful and all lovers of Lagos PDP for their dedication and hard work during and after the elections. I urge you not to relent in your support for our quest to free Lagos from bad governance.”
The Governorship candidate said although he and his team had great ideas for the development of Lagos state and are disappointed by not having an opportunity to execute them, their love for the state has encouraged them to move on.
Jandor wrote: “This is not the outcome we envisaged or worked so hard for. But I am very proud of the values we share and the vision we hold for our dear state. And for the very robust, vast, diverse, people-centered and rural-network campaign that we built and executed together.
“Since the election is over, and all avenues to seek redress for observed electoral wrongdoing have been exhausted, we need to cease fire, and let the declared winner govern on the basis of their vision for the development of our state and let the electorates be the judge of their performance.
“This will not in any way, deter me from continuing to contribute my quota to the development of our dear state and towards achieving the desired economic emancipation and a breath of fresh air in governance for our people.”
Jandor also penned some congratulatory messages for Governor Sanwoolu for the victory. “I also use this opportunity to congratulate Mr. Babajide Sanwo Olu. I wish him a peaceful, development and people-focused tenure”. He said