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The People Democratic Party (PDP) and its governorship candidate, Olajide Adediran aka Jandor, have rejected the ruling of the Lagos State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal delivered on Monday in the petition challenging the victory of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Mr Adediran and his counterpart from the Labour Party (LP) had challenged the victory of Mr Sanwo-Olu […]
The Lagos State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal has upheld the return of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu as the duly elected governor of the state. In a unanimous judgment read by Justice Mikail Abdullahi on behalf of the three-man panel on Monday, the tribunal held that the petition of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its governorship […]
The Lagos State Governorship Election Tribunal has dismissed the inclusion of the Labour Party and its candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, from the petition filed by Olajide Adediran, also known as Jandor, the candidate representing the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the recent governorship election. Jandor is challenging the return of Babajide SanwoOlu and Obafemi Hamzat in […]
The Lagos State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal is setdeliver judgment on petitions brought before it after the 2023 election. The judgement will be delivered today, Monday, September 25. The governorship candidate of the Labour Party, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour made this disclosure on Saturday. Via a post on X, Rhodes-Vivour said he has been told that the […]
Former Borno State Deputy Gov. Adamu Shettima Yuguda Dibal, who chaired the last governorship primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, on Tuesday testified before Lagos State Election Petition Tribunal. The primary election produced Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu as the APC Governorship Candidate for the 2023 General Elections. The Peoples Democratic Party […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship and the Labour Party (LP) governorship candidates have filed a petition against the All Progressive Congress (APC) and the Lagos State Governor-elect, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The PDP candidate, Abdul-Azeez Adediran known as Jandor, and the LP candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vigour, separately asked the tribunal to nullify Sanwo-Olu’s return and declare them […]
Governorship Candidate of Lagos State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party, Dr. Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran popularly called Jandor, has submitted a petition before the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in the state, calling for the disqualification of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Labour Party (LP) candidates in the election for non-compliance with the Electoral […]
Actress Funke Akindele who was the running mate of PDP governorship candidate in Lagos state, Abdulazeez Adediran, has deleted all posts relating to politics and the PDP on her Instagram page. A quick check on all photos from her campaign rallies as well as other political engagements during the electioneering process are not present. The […]
Femi Fani-Kayode, a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has claimed that the incumbent Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has defeated his opponents in the Saturday governorship poll. Sanwo-Olu, who is seeking re-election for his second tenure, battled for the governorship seat against the candidates of the Labour Party, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour and […]
The Lagos PDP Governorship Candidate, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran (Jandor) says the party has no official alliance with any political party and he is not stepping down for any candidate. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that INEC has fixed the Governorship and House of Assembly elections for Saturday March 18. Addressing newsmen at his […]
The Lagos State guber candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran, has revealed that he had a discussion with Peter Obi of the Labour Party and his principal, Atiku Abubakar, on forming an alliance with his counterpart in the former’s party, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour. Adediran disclosed this on Wednesday while featuring on Arise […]
Governor of Lagos, Babajide Sanwo-Olu says managing the economy of the state cannot be left in the hand of someone that lacks the requisite experience in governance and leadership. Governor Sanwo-Olu said this in an interview with Nigeria Info FM on Wednesday On March 18, Sanwo-Olu will contest with Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour of the Labour Party (LP), and […]
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Abdul-Azeez Adediran aka Jandor, has all but ruled out any chances of an alliance with his counterpart of the Labour Party (LP), Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour. There have been calls from some quarters for both parties to align against the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead […]
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Olajide Adediran a.k.a. Jandor visited Mrs. Jennifer Efidi on Sunday. The citizen was brutalized by political thugs on Saturday at a polling unit in Surulere during the presidential and national assembly elections. Jandor condemned the violence witnessed in some areas, noting that it was one of the reasons […]
The gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Lagos State, Dr. Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran, also known as Jandor, has tackled the Minister of Works & Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola. This comes after Fashola, a former governor of Lagos State, had on Thursday said Jandor can not govern the state with his experience. Fashola hit […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate for Lagos State, Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, he real reason why Sanwo-Olu pulled out of the debate was because of his alleged failures in the state. The Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu stated that he won’t be attending a scheduled debate ahead of the governorship election because he does […]
The Lagos State Executive Committee of the Social Democratic Party on Monday collapsed its structure and declared support for the Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran, aka Jandor, in the forthcoming election in the state. Speaking during the official defection, the state SDP exco led by its chairman, Dabiraoluwa Adeyinka, said the party was […]
The Lagos State Deputy Governorship Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Funke Akindele has visited the Celestial Church of Christ (CCC), Ibukun-Olu Parish Aleke Circuit Headquarters in Ikorodu as the general elections draw near. The mother of two noted during her visit, that it was only God that could solve man’s numerous problems, but assured that […]
Abdul-Azeez Adediran, governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos, says he is not a mole for the All Progressives Congress (APC). Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, was reacting to rumours that he was planted in the PDP by the ruling party and that he is an ally of Bola Tinubu, APC presidential candidate. In […]
The Governorship Candidates of Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Mr Mode Adenipebi, and Action Peoples Party (APP), Mrs Abiola Adeyemi in Lagos State, have denied endorsing PDP Candidate, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran (Jandor) for 2023 general elections. The duo were reported to have purpotedly stepped down their ambitions and endorsed Adediran, after a news conference by the […]
