Actress Funke Akindele Announced As PDP Lagos Deputy Governor Candidate
PDP has named actress Funke Akindele as the deputy governorship candidate in Lagos State for the 2023 election
Joy Kalu 
Lagos State Governorship candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr. Olajide Adediran, popularly called Jandor, has officially announced and presented on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, the Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele, as running mate for the coming 2023 election.
Reports reveal that in line with Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC’s guidelines on elections, the Lagos State chapter of PDP, had commenced the process for the selection of a running mate to Jandor.
Akindele, from the Ikorodu division, was said to be on top of the list which comprises other four names as the potential running mates of the party’s governorship candidate, Jandor.
Two of the shortlisted candidates – Rhodes-Vivour and Kolawole – are from Lagos West, the same senatorial district as Jandor, hence, negatively affecting and reducing their chances.
Also, a picture of Jandor and Akindele had surfaced and gone virally purporting to have chosen Akindele as the running mate.
Media reports had claimed that four major reasons were responsible for choosing Akindele as running mate for the coveted position.
“The reasons are she is from Ikorodu and Lagos East Senatorial District like the incumbent Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hsmzat.
“She is also from the royal family in the town,” a source said.
According to sources within the Jandor campaign team, who preferred anonymity, Akindele will be unveiled as running mate in Ikorodu on Tuesday, all things being equal.
The event, which is coming up at the residence of the Apex leader of Lagos4Lagos Movement, late Mrs. Adenrele Ogunsanya, Ikorodu, is scheduled for 11 am.
Akindele, popularly called, “Jenifer” emergence as running mate to Jandor, however, will put to rest weeks of speculations.
Meanwhile, an official statement made available to Vanguard by Head, Media, and Communications, Jandor ’23 Campaign Organization, Gbenga Ogunleye, stated that Jandor will unveil his running mate as well as “RESCUE Lagos Agenda.”
The statement read in part, “The Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State, Dr. Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran (JANDOR) will officially announce his running mate and Deputy Governorship Candidate of the party tomorrow Tuesday, July 12, 2022.
“Venue Pa Ogunsanya Country Home,
Fuwagboye Courts (by Technical College Grammar School), Ikorodu, Lagos. The time is 11 am.
