LAGOS – Former Lagos governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Abdul-Azeez Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, has predicted a comfortable victory for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election.

Jandor, who defected from the PDP to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in March, made the remark on Thursday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today. He dismissed the likelihood of a repeat of the 2023 political upsets, including Tinubu’s defeat in Lagos to Labour Party candidate Peter Obi.

“Remember, in 2023, Jandor and his Lagos for Lagos movement were outside, and this time we are back inside. So, it won’t be the same thing as what you witnessed in 2023,” he said.

According to him, Tinubu’s political influence has expanded beyond Lagos, positioning him for a nationwide landslide in the next election.

“2027, not only in Lagos but in the entire country, is going to be a walkover for the man whose courage has given us a lot in this country today,” Jandor declared.

Tinubu, candidate of the APC in 2023, won the presidential election by defeating PDP’s Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party’s Peter Obi and other contenders. However, his loss to Obi in Lagos was widely seen as a symbolic setback in his political stronghold.

Jandor, who reaffirmed his ambition to contest the Lagos governorship seat again in 2027, said his return to the APC was influenced by the party’s winning momentum.

“There is no vacancy in Aso Rock till 2031, so for Jandor, I am running in 2027 and I have so declared,” he said.

On speculation that President Tinubu’s son, Seyi Tinubu, may join the governorship race in Lagos, Jandor said he welcomed the possibility, insisting the younger Tinubu was qualified to contest.

“If the party picks him, all of us will rally round and support,” he added.