One of the governorship aspirants on the platform of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos State ahead of the 2027 elections, Dr Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, has announced his withdrawal.
Adediran on Thursday, addressing the media, party leaders of the Lagos4Lagos Movement, and his supporters at Liberty House, Adeniyi Jones Secretariat in Ikeja.
His decision comes days after President Bola Tinubu endorsed the incumbent Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr Obafemi Hamzat. “Within hours after I purchased my nomination forms, there were developments, including a meeting involving the President and the Deputy Governor,” Jandor explained.
It was subsequently made known that the President had endorsed Dr Obafemi Hamzat.
“Based on my earlier position that I will align with the direction of the President, I have decided to withdraw from the race.” Jandor also expressed appreciation to members of the Lagos4Lagos Movement for their support, describing the group as a platform driven by equity, inclusion, and better governance.
The development comes amid ongoing political alignments within the APC ahead of the 2027 governorship election in Lagos State.
The governorship race in Lagos State ahead of 2027 began to take shape following consultations within the ruling All Progressives Congress, particularly through the influential Governance Advisory Council, which plays a key role in the state’s succession decisions.
The process gained momentum after Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and members of the GAC publicly threw their weight behind Hamzat as the preferred successor in the forthcoming election cycle.
The endorsement was later reinforced during a visit by Lagos APC leaders to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Abuja, where party stakeholders presented Hamzat as the consensus choice of the Lagos political establishment.