Ahead of the 2027 election, Hakeem Amode, the spokesperson of the Lagos chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has dumped the main opposition party in the state for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Amode, along with other PDP chieftains, announced his defection at a news conference on Monday, June 9, in Ikeja, the Lagos state capital.
Hakeem Amode leaves PDP for APC
Amode said he and other defectors were motivated and inspired by “the visionary leadership” of Abdul-Azeez Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, PDP’s governorship candidate in the 2023 general election, who had earlier moved to APC.
His words: “Today, we have decided to collapse the entire PDP structure in Lagos state, from ward to the state level, to allign with His Excellency Jandor to decamp en masse to the APC.
“The PDP, both at the national and state level, has lost its way. The party has deviated from the founding ideals that once made it the largest and most respected political platform in Africa.
“Today, its future is riddled with tension and uncertainty. The PDP is in a coma and may not survive unless urgent measures are taken.”
