2023: LAGOS PDP IS IN TROUBLE AS BODE GEORGE CRITICIZES MAKING FUNKE AKINDELE HIS RUNNING MATE

The Lagos PDP is in trouble as Bode George criticizes Jandor for selecting Funke Akindele as his running mate

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain Bode George claims Olajide Adediran, the party's governorship candidate in Lagos, violated an agreement on running-mate selection.

George stated on News Central that Adediran, also known as Jandor, violated the agreement to make Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour his running mate instead of Funke Akindele.

He claimed that Adediran's choice of Akindele as his running mate compelled Rhodes-Vivour to join the Labour Party as its candidate for the Lagos governorship election.

"After their presentation here in my office, we saw that these were the best two we have (Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour and Adediran), and we asked him (Adediran) pointedly here, would you work with this man as your deputy, and he said, 'yes sir," he said

"Haven't paid for the price of the form, for us to have a seamless primary, would you take him to be your running, mate, he answered "yes sir."

"After that, he came to me to say his mentor, Denrele Ogunsayan asked him to choose a deputy from Ikorodu, a woman. I told him why didn't tell me at the time. I'm saying this now for history because that was what transpired. I have heard rumours that am the one sponsoring Gbadebo.

"He (Adediran) reneged on the agreement. had to call Gbadebo's father to tell him that this is getting a bit too dangerous. We as leaders did our utmost to ensure that we have a very seamless primary."