Jandor vows to shun godfatherism, ensure affordable housing for Lagos residents

The PDP governorship candidate in Lagos state, Abdul-Azeez Adediran (Jandor), on Wednesday, promised to return governance and state resources to the people.

Mr Adediran, alongside his running mate, Olufunke Akindele, in the Akowonjo area in Alimosho LGA, promised to run a government that all citizens in the state would be proud of without leaving anyone behind.

“If elected into office, I will be responsible and accountable to the people, not any political godfather,” he said.

The PDP governorship candidate pledged to pursue only programmes and policies that would benefit the people, stressing that “the people deserve better dividends of democracy, considering the huge resources deposited in Lagos State.”

In an interactive session with the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Alimosho LGA, Mr Adediran, who called for prayers, promised to address challenges facing the council as the largest LGA if supported to win.

“We have sat down and mapped out strategies to make Lagos work. If the government can build roads for free, it can build houses for free. We can have affordable houses.

“We are going to partner with the private sector to make sure we have affordable housing because government alone cannot do that alone,” he said.

Responding, the chairman of CAN in Alimosho LGA, comprising all the six Local Council Development Areas in the council, Toyin Owoeye, said religious leaders remained fathers to all the candidates.

Mr Owoeye advised Mr Adediran not to dump Alimosho LGA if he emerged winner, noting that Alimosho, the largest LG council in the country, needed more attention and priority.

In a meeting with traditional leaders in the Shasha area, Mr Adediran, who sought support for his ambition as one of the sons of the soil, said his pursuit was to bring everyone on board in administering the state.

He promised to recognise royal fathers and institutions and create empowerment for youths, women, as well as people living with disability through his WEALTHY agenda.

At a separate meeting with non-Yoruba indigenes living in Gowon Estate, Mr Adediran vowed to defend and protect every state resident and create an enabling environment for peaceful co-existence.

On behalf of the Arewa Community, Favour Adamu said all the women, youths and Arewa groups in the area supported the PDP.

The Igbo Community, South-South Community representatives, other ethnic groups, and associations took turns throwing their weight behind PDP and all its candidates.

(NAN)