Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, met with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Monday, days after resigning from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
According to The Cable, the secret meeting, which was not publicly disclosed, lasted from 2 pm to 4 pm.
While details remain unknown, Aso Rock sources suggest it was a fence-mending move that could mark the beginning of political realignment ahead of the 2027 general election.
Jandor, who was the PDP’s governorship candidate in Lagos during the 2023 elections, recently announced his departure from the party, citing “indiscipline and anti-party activities.”
However, he has yet to reveal his next political move.
A former member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Jandor left the ruling party to contest the governorship election under the PDP.
He has since accused the party’s national leadership of betraying him on the eve of the election, claiming he could have won but for a “false claim of alliance” that made PDP supporters in Lagos vote for another candidate.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the APC won the election with 762,134 votes, while Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour of the Labour Party came second with 312,329 votes. Jandor finished third with 62,449 votes.
In his resignation letter, Jandor expressed disappointment in the PDP leadership.
“I am here before you today without a heavy heart and with a clear conscience. We have dedicated ourselves to the ideals of democracy—both good governance and the pursuit of a better Lagos,” he said.
“However, it has become evident that the leadership of the PDP, both at the national and state levels, has failed to uphold its principles.
“We will consult widely with everybody and then take the decision to collapse our structure to another platform. The major thing now is that we have left the PDP.”
Before meeting Tinubu, Jandor had visited former heads of state, Ibrahim Babangida and Abdulsalami Abubakar, in Minna, Niger State.
He also met with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and senior officials of the Social Democratic Party (SDP).
