15th March, 2023
Ahead of the March 18 governorship election, the candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran, (aka Jandor) on Tuesday, introduced his wife, Marian, at a campaign event organised by members of his party in the state.
The introduction of Marian by Jandor was in obvious response to claims by political opponents that the 45-year-old PDP governorship candidate was not married.
The rumours that the PDP candidate was not married followed absence of Marian from the campaign activities of her husband.
But while speaking at the event attended by PDP women and leaders in Lagos State, Mrs Adediran berated campaign of calumny on social media against her family and her husband because she was not with him.
She said she has been part of her husband’s political movement and has always supported him even from her abode in the U.S.
“I have been part of this movement and we, my husband and I agreed that he would be in Nigeria to drive the movement while I will be in the U.S.A with the children.
“It is disheartening what people do in the name of politics on the social media. I am not a social media person but I read everything they put up there,” she said.
Lauding women for supporting her husband’s vision for a better Lagos, Mrs Adediran said that though a lot had been done, much more could still be done before the end of campaign.
She promised that a vote for her husband in the March 18 governorship election will not be in vain.
The excited Mrs Adediran especially noted that her husband is passionate about quality life for all including women and children.
She assured the PDP members life would be better with PDP at the helms of affairs in Lagos state.
“I love you and even though the election is a few days from today, we still have so much to do together, and I know that God will grant our efforts with success.
“I do see everything that you all are doing. I see all of your movements and engagements as well as your efforts to help this movement. I sincerely say thank you to everyone.
“If anyone is telling you that you are working in vain, tell them you are not because you can see the movement growing and you have been focused.
“This movement is just starting, Though you have done a whole lot, but I want to let you know that it is just starting,” she said
Mrs Adediran, who noted that she had been so passionate about women and children, urged the women to believe in themselves.
“I will make sure that all the women in this movement, not only here but also in Lagos, stand on their feet and believe in themselves.”
In his remarks, Adediran expressed confidence that without godfather, he would win the election and make the wealth of the state work for all residents.
The candidate said that he had God on his side and the people to defeat the ruling party.
The event, which took place at the PDP candidate’s campaign office in Ikeja, had in attendance the party’s Deputy Governorship Candidate, Ms Funke Akindele and PDP Ex-Board of Trustees member, Mrs Aduke Maina.
Also, a former Lagos PDP Women Leader, Mrs Bisi Odunsi; Chairperson, Lagos4Lagos Movement, Chief Tanwa Olusi as well as the party’s women leaders across the 20 Local Government Areas and others attended the event.
(NAN)
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