The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has instructed Abdul-Azeez Adeniran, also known as Jandor, to retract his assertion of being the party’s leader in the state.
Jandor had made this claim during a gathering with his team at his campaign office, where he also stated that PDP members who supported a different party in the previous election were no longer part of the party.
However, the state PDP Chairman, Philip Olabode Aivoji, has denied Jandor’s statement and clarified the party’s leadership position.
He said: “The State Chairman of the party remains the leader of the party in Lagos State, and Section 22 of the party constitution is sacrosanct on the establishment and composition of the party state caucus, and there is nowhere the candidate of the party is mentioned as a member of such a leadership position.”
However, the state chairman requested Jandor apologize and retract the statement, which he called “an affront” and an insult to the party leaders.
When reached for comment, Pastor Gbenga Ogunleye, the spokesperson for Jandor Campaign Organisation, accused the chairman of betraying the party in the previous election.
“He has lost the moral and legal justification to remain in that office. He should resign if he has any modicum of integrity,” he said.
