LAGOS, Nigeria — Abdulazeez Adediran, better known as Jandor, says he will once again contest the Lagos governorship in 2027, this time as a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Adediran, who ran as the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) candidate in 2023 before defecting to the ruling party in March, confirmed his plans during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday, October 2, 2025.
“I am running for Lagos governor in 2027 and have officially declared,” Adediran said.
“At the end of the day, whoever the party selects, we will all support that candidate, but for my part, I am in the race.”
In the 2023 contest, Adediran placed third with 62,449 votes, far behind incumbent Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the APC, who secured 762,134 votes, and Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour of the Labour Party (LP), who garnered 312,329.
He left the PDP earlier this year, accusing the party of indiscipline and “anti-party activities,” and formally joined the APC, aligning himself with President Bola Tinubu’s political machinery.
Asked about rumours that President Tinubu’s son, Seyi, may seek the governorship in 2027, Adediran struck a conciliatory tone.
“All the names you mentioned—Seyi, former Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, and Senator Tokunbo Abiru—are qualified to contest for Lagos governor, and this includes Seyi himself,” he said.
“But aside from the former governor, none of the others mentioned, including Seyi, have actually contested a governorship election like I have. I come with that experience, having gone through the entire electoral process alone, without backing, and learnt the complexities involved in campaigning and winning in Lagos.”
He stressed that he would support the APC’s eventual candidate regardless of the outcome.
“If the leadership of the party decides to say it is Mr. A that we are presenting at the end of the day, all of us will fall in line and work for the party,” he said.
Adediran also expressed confidence in President Tinubu’s political fortunes, predicting a “walkover” for the president in 2027.
“2027, not only in Lagos but across the country, is going to be a walkover for the man whose courage and leadership have contributed so much to Nigeria today,” he said.
He added that Tinubu’s setbacks in the 2023 elections—including losing Lagos State to Peter Obi of the Labour Party in the presidential vote—would not repeat themselves.
“This time, we are back inside the system, so the outcome will be entirely different,” he said.
