Abdul-Azeez Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, the Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship candidate in Lagos State, has stated that he and the PDP House of Representatives candidate for Eti-Osa Federal Constituency, Bankole Wellington alias Banky W, are a breath of fresh air in the political space in Lagos State.
As seen in a video released on his Instagram page on Monday, the PDP candidate mentioned this while addressing the Christian Association of Nigeria, Lagos State Chapter.InformationGuideNigeria
Adediran hailed the religious organisation for their interest in the elections and asked CAN to “use their power to fight for progressive leadership” in the state, saying the meeting was organized to discuss their intentions for the future of Lagos State, particularly defending religious freedom.
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While addressing the CAN executives, Adediran stated that Lagosians had been robbed of their right to choose a governor for themselves, adding that both himself, Banky W, the Church, and all Lagosians had handed control of the selection process to a few.
He said, “This is the season that they come to tell us lies they told us four years ago. There is nothing I want to tell you that you’ve not heard before, but the difference is that I came to meet you, not calling you to meet us somewhere, that is one of the many differences you see between us and them.NYSC Portal
“We’re not here to campaign but we’re here to look ourselves in the face and tell ourselves the truth, that the problem we have in Nigeria today including Lagos, we are all culpable including the body of Christ. All of us including Banky and I.JAMB Portal
“I will use the word ‘all of us’ because we have never been elected before neither have we been appointed before, so we are what you can call a breath of fresh air. So it is all of us.
“Over the years, the Church has not been very effective in governance and election because it has been termed dirty. We will sit on the fence and say we are nowhere and we are everywhere. This has made us leave our elections in the hands of those that follow one man and they will then determine those that will govern us and by extension they will bring in somebody that has no fear of God.
“Look at what happened at the Lekki toll-gate and somebody will see that and and say ‘no nothing happened’ without the fear of God. Even if it was only one soul that was lost, the least you can do is say let me apologise to my people.
“We have ceded it to those that at the snap of a finger or a supposed godfather they will determine and give us somebody that will govern our state and decide for us. We don’t get the chance to interrogate those who will govern us to see what they will bring to the table and the choices they will make for us.
“We have ceded that selection choice and at the end of the day we have a government that will give approval to a private company in a joint venture with the same government to build on one of the six canals that is supposed to take water to the creek, they built on it and blocked it entirely. That is what our leaving or ceding that power has cost us.
“We have not been able to give that power to those at the grassroots to make their choice to select a governor that will address all that is happening in Lagos, from area boys harassment to out of school children and they will sit back and not say anything about the issues.”
The PUNCH earlier reported that the PDP governorship candidate said the 2023 election in the state would be unlike any other election, adding that it would break “past stereotypes.”
He said, “I am reassured that this election cycle will defy all the stereotypes that have defined elections in the past and we will finally be ushered into an era of peace and economic prosperity for Lagosians.”
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