The Gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos –Azeez Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Janndor, has fired back at his boss and ex-Lagos Governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola for calling him a cameraman who’s unfit to become a Governor.
Switch Nigeria reported the scene where Fashola labelled Jandor a cemeraman on On Thursday, February 9, 2023, while the former was speaking at an event in Lagos.
Fashola had launched the first attack on his former worker, making a joke of his Gubernatorial ambitions.
In response to Fashola, Jandor took to his official Twitter account to make the following statements known.
“My attention has been drawn to disparaging statements made by my Boss, former Governor of Lagos, Babatunde Fashola earlier today at an event in Lagos. He reportedly referred to me as a cameraman who is not ready to govern Lagos,” the tweet reads.
“While this may come as a shock to many, who may have heard me speak well of him and his achievements in Lagos, despite being the flag bearer of the main opposition party in the same Lagos, let me quickly signpost a reminder that this is the season of calumnies and the APC are expectedly under pressure to sell their unenviable records to the now very discerning electorates of Lagos.
“There is clearly a brief to all the beneficiaries of the status quo to publicly show where their support lies.”
Fashola’s assertion that he was unprepared to lead Lagos was refuted by Jandor, who recalled that the former governor had acknowledged his leadership abilities in his condolence message, after he [Jandor] lost his mother in June 2020.
“In June of 2020, an extract from BRF’s condolence message to me on the loss of my mum, in black prints, states: “your very inspiring life story…turned into a ladder for educational success, entrepreneurial acumen and visionary leadership aspirations.
“it is just a few weeks to elections and the story has suddenly changed.”
Jandor added: “Records must be kept straight however, especially for varying audiences who may be misled by my very dear Boss and former Governor of Lagos.
“While I insist that there is absolutely nothing untoward about being a cameraman, and I must apologize to hordes of cameramen out there who have made a mark for themselves in their craft and may feel smeared by my respected Boss’s remark, I was never a cameraman.
“As a matter of fact, I was absorbed into the service of the government of Lagos State Broadcasting Service as a Reportorial and Editorial Executive, and camera handling was certainly not the professional service I rendered to BRF and the Lagos state government under his watch.
“I really don’t know what it is with my Oga (Boss) and cameras lately. This is reminding me of that famous missing camera he magically found at Lekki toll gate, the scene of the Endsars massacre, under the watch of a truly independent Governor that has no ties to a godfather’s apron strings.
“We will break Lagos free and my Boss, BRF will be proud of our achievements!”