Oladije Adedira popularly known as Jandor has emerged PDP’s Governorship candidate. Jandor scored 679 votes to defeat his opponent, David Vaughan, who got 20 votes.
The Chairman of the Lagos PDP Electoral Committee/Returning Officer, Emmanuel Ogidi, while declaring the result in Ikeja, said Mr Adediran scored 679 votes to defeat his opponent David Vaughan, who got 20 votes.
Mr Ogidi, who noted that there were 775 ad hoc delegates for the primaries, said 709 were accredited for the election.
According to him, 10 votes were voided in the election.
He said, “The total number of accredited voters is 709, and Olajide Adediran got 679 votes, DAKOVA (David Kolawole Vaughan) had 20 and we had 10 voided votes.
“Having satisfied all the requirements in our guidelines, I want to announce Dr Olajide Adediran as our candidate after scoring the highest votes of 679. He is hereby declared the winner and returned elected.”
Before announcing the result, Mr Ogidi said delegates from Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local Government failed to see reasons with the committee over a said discrepancies on the delegate list.
He, however, hailed the aspirants and delegates for their peaceful conduct and sportsmanship throughout the process.
“ I want to thank all of you for your patience and I want to congratulate the two contestants for your spirit of sportsmanship, especially DAKOVA. He is a true sportsman,” Mr Ogidi said.
Mr Adediran, in his victory speech acknowledged the aspirants that stepped down for him. He said he was ready to face the All Progressives Congress (APC).
He also pledged to sit with all aspirants and leaders of the party to gain from their wealth of knowledge and experience in a bid to win Lagos state for the PDP.
Mr Adediran, who hailed all the delegates for their trust in giving him the party’s ticket, promised to bring governance to the grassroots.
Also, Mr Vaughan, who accepted defeat, said he vied for the ticket with a well mapped out strategy to transform Lagos state.
He promised to support and back Mr Adediran”s ambition.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) four contestants including Olanrewaju Jim-Kamal, Adedeji Doherty, Ade Dosunmu and Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour stepped down from the race.
