By Daniel Edu
Abdulazeez Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate for the Lagos State 2023 gubernatorial election, has denied claims of expelling Bode George from the party.
In an interview on Arise Television on Tuesday, Jandor asserted that Bode George and his associates expelled themselves from the party by openly declaring support for another candidate during the presidential and gubernatorial elections.
Jandor clarified, “I did not expel them because I have no power to do so; I would rather say they expelled themselves when they declared for another party during the 2023 electioneering process. There is evidence on national TV both for the presidential and gubernatorial elections.”
He emphasized that when leaders of a political party publicly advise against voting for their own party’s candidate, it signifies a departure from the party. Jandor pointed out, “If the party they supported had won, they would have been part of the government today. I don’t have the power, and they never said they’d be expelled; they did it themselves.”
Jandor concluded by stating that individuals who openly declared their support for another party relinquish their influence within the PDP. He remarked, “What we’re saying is that because you’ve declared openly, you have no say in this party.”
