APC better party; PDP has no strong grassroots structure in Lagos: Jandor
A former Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in Lagos, Abdul-Azeez Adediran, also known as Jandor, says the main opposition party will continue to lose elections due to its weak grassroots structure.
Mr Adediran, who recently defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress, said this after casting his vote during the state’s council election on Saturday.
Mr Adediran voted at Polling Unit 001, Ward D, Irewe, a riverine community in the Ojo area.
He said that for the PDP to win the state and displace the APC, it needed to work very hard at the grassroots.
He, however, said he did not even see any party displacing the APC in the state now or in the future.
“While in the PDP, we came with fresh ideas and we did our best, but could not make headway because the PDP as a party is rarely known at the grassroots. The APC, as a party in Lagos state, has over the years built strong grassroots structures.
“The party is a household name in every community. Based on this, people like us, with a host of followers, joined the train to build on the legacies of previous leaders rather than stay in opposition.
“As it stands,PDP does not have the grassroots stature to contend with APC in Lagos state. I salute President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu for laying the foundation of the progress of the party in the state as governor,” he said.
He applauded the outgoing Ojo LGA executives, led by chairman Idowu Rosolu, for the projects they had executed in the area. He charged incoming executives to emulate the outgoing team by delivering people-oriented projects.
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