Olajide Adediran, also known as Jandor, has said that the influence of Peter Obi in the 2023 elections affected his chances of winning the Lagos State governorship race.
Jandor, who was the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), believes that Obi’s impact changed the political atmosphere in a way no one had expected.
In the election, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) secured victory with 762,134 votes.
He was followed by the Labour Party (LP) candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, who got 312,329 votes, while Jandor came third with 62,449 votes.
Before the governorship poll, the presidential election had taken place, and Peter Obi, the LP candidate, won in Lagos State.
Obi secured 582,454 votes, defeating Bola Tinubu of the APC, who got 572,606 votes.
Atiku Abubakar of the PDP came third with 75,750 votes, while Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) had 8,442 votes.
Speaking during a television interview, Jandor explained that the outcome of the presidential election changed the course of the governorship race.
He recalled that before the general elections, he was confident about his chances, as he believed the ruling party was losing ground in Lagos.
However, after Obi’s unexpected victory in the state, many voters shifted their focus to the LP, making the governorship contest more challenging for him.
He described the situation as a wave that no one had anticipated, saying it swept through Lagos and affected his campaign.
According to him, without the influence of Obi’s victory, he might have had a better chance of winning against Sanwo-Olu.
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