2027: Jandor mobilises Lagos for Tinubu, Hamzat

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By Olasunkanmi Akoni

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All Progressives Congress, APC, stalwart and lead visioner of Lagos4Lagos Movement, Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, has pledged the support of his political structure for the party and its candidates both Federal and state ahead of the 2027 general elections.

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Jandor made the commitment yesterday when he led about 300 members of the group on a visit to the campaign office of Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, Director-General of 2027 Lagos APC governorship candidate, Dr Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, KOH, campaign organisation at Ikeja.

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The meeting focused largely on integrating Lagos4Lagos into the APC’s grassroots mobilisation structure ahead of the 2027 elections.

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Adediran explained that his decision to withdraw from the APC governorship primary was motivated by respect for President Bola Tinubu and leaders of the party.

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He said: “We withdrew from the state governorship primary election out of respect for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the leaders of the party.”

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According to him, Lagos4Lagos had continued to support the APC even during the last local government elections, despite not presenting candidates.

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“In the last local government election, we didn’t have any candidate, but we supported the party. We printed posters and campaigned across all the local governments,” he said.

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Adediran said the speed with which his supporters responded to Obanikoro’s invitation demonstrated the group’s readiness to work with the APC “We are here today because you called me yesterday to come and meet you, and within 24 hours we mobilised our people across the wards and local governments to be here today,” he said.

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He, however, noted that further integration of Lagos4Lagos into the APC structure would depend largely on the party’s leadership.

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“We are already working to have two people in each of the more than 13,000 polling units in Lagos State. We are ready to ensure victory for the party in the state,” he said.

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Adediran said that the presidential election would be a major priority for his political structure, insisting that victory for Tinubu in Lagos would be critical to the party’s overall success.

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“The most important is the presidential election and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu must win for all of us to win,” he said.

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Adediran said the group was prepared to mobilise across the state to help the APC regain the presidential votes it lost in Lagos in 2023.

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“We will bring the energy back to win the presidency in the first ballot. We just need to right the wrong of 2023,” he said.

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“It is not fair that President Bola Tinubu had been winning for everybody and he later lost in Lagos State, but it must not happen again.”

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He urged party members and supporters to work together to reverse the outcome of the 2023 presidential election in the state.

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Earlier, Obanikoro said that the campaign organisation would adopt an inclusive approach and urged members of Lagos4Lagos to integrate into the party’s grassroots structures.

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According to him, the APC had identified voter turnout as one of the challenges that affected its performance in previous elections.

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“We have people, but they did not come out to vote in 2023. We want people to come out this time around,” Obanikoro said.

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He urged the group to integrate into their respective wards and local governments, stressing that the campaign would be decentralised.

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Obanikoro, described Hamzat as “the best candidate that anybody can offer in Nigeria”, maintaining that his experience as Deputy Governor of Lagos State had prepared him for the governorship.

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“Lagos State cannot be left to unprepared minds, we must deliver President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Dr Obafemi Hamzat,” he urged.

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