By The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Dr. Olajide Adediran popularly known as Jandor has slammed the state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu over his comments about the former’s competence.
Speaking during a Channels Television programme on Sunday, Sanwo-Olu who is seeking re-election had noted that the governance of Lagos requires experience and competence which the PDP candidate lacks.
“You can’t run a business of 100 people but you want to run an economy. The governance of Lagos is not a trial and error, you need to hit the ground running,” he had said.
However, in a statement on Monday, Jandor slammed the governor for his comments, saying Sanwo-Olu had never had to build a business in his career, so he cannot understand the struggles of being an independent entrepreneur.
“I took a risk thousands of Nigerians have contemplated at some point in their careers, most pushed to this point by dire state of the economy and the corruption in the system. To leave the relative security of a corporate career to build my own endeavour took courage, something our dear governor has never had to contemplate,” he said.
The PDP candidate boasted that beyond media, he has built four other successful business in various sectors without any exposure from any Nigerian bank.
Adediran further accused Sanwo-Olu of failing to honour his campaign promises despite being handed over a 1 trillion naira economy, adding that it’s time for a new hand to steer the ship of Lagos.
He said, “Considering he has no regard for entrepreneurs or appreciation for our achievements, is it any wonder that he grew Lagos’s domestic debt stock from N507.38 billion recorded as of March 2021 to N780.48 billion in March 2022. Can someone who borrowed N273.1 billion naira on behalf of the state in one year with nothing to show for it, appreciate what it means to create revenue, employment opportunities and positive growth without assistance?
“We have had our fill of career politicians like Sanwo-Olu who have fed fat from the system and no longer have any regard for hard work and diligence. We need a breath of fresh in Lagos.”
