The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has strongly criticized Dr. Abdul-Azeez Adediran, widely known as Jandor, following his return to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Jandor, who was the PDP’s governorship candidate in the 2023 Lagos elections, officially announced his return to the APC during a press conference held Monday in Lagos. His resignation from the PDP came earlier this month, on March 3, 2025, when he cited concerns about party discipline and alleged betrayal by party leadership.
Notably, Jandor had previously been an APC member and led the Lagos4Lagos Movement before his earlier defection to the PDP.
In response to Jandor’s latest political move, PDP Lagos Deputy Chairman Tai Benedict expressed little surprise, claiming that Jandor was “never our own” and alleging he had been planted by the APC to undermine the opposition party.
“He was an agent sent to our party to destroy our party,” Benedict stated in an interview. “The very first time I saw him, I told him to explain that he was an agent of the APC, sent to our party because they knew we had a bright chance to win that election.”
Benedict further accused Jandor of disrupting party unity from the moment he joined the PDP, claiming he “started accusing the leaders” and worked to “disorganize a united party” while maneuvering to secure the party’s ticket.
The PDP deputy chairman also criticized Jandor’s campaign decisions, including his selection of actress Funke Akindele as running mate, which Jandor had reportedly justified based on her large Instagram following. Benedict noted that despite these calculations, their ticket received only 62,000 votes in the election.
“For me, I thank God that he has left our party,” Benedict concluded. “It’s not a good thing to lose membership in parties, I quite agree with that. But there are some members that if they leave, you’ll be happy. One of such members is Jandor.”
Meanwhile, the APC has welcomed Jandor back, with party publicity secretary Seye Oladejo describing him as “a vibrant young man who only traced his roots back home.”
Oladejo suggested that Jandor’s previous departure from the APC had been motivated by political ambition, which he believed could be “realized quickly on the platform of the conservatives.” Now that Jandor has returned, Oladejo affirmed that the APC is “happy to work with him” and believes there are “sufficient opportunities for him, like many others, to contribute his quota to the continual success of our government.”
The APC spokesperson also dismissed the PDP’s allegations that Jandor had been planted as an agent, characterizing such claims as excuses from “a party that’s perpetually in crisis” and “incapable of mobilizing whatever modicum of support they have for election victory.”
Looking ahead, Oladejo indicated that the APC anticipates more politicians will defect to their party as the next election cycle approaches.
