Funke Akindele, the deputy governorship candidate of the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos state, said she joined politics to give
hope to the masses, especially women and children.
Akindele is the running mate to Abdul-Azeez Adediran, the
Lagos PDP governorship candidate better known as Jandor.
According to NAN, the film star spoke on Wednesday during
the party’s ongoing grassroots engagement with residents in Eleko community,
Ibeju-Lekki axis of the state.
The actress said she joined the governorship race to save
Lagos from “bad governance.”
“Nobody is happy with
what is happening in Lagos State at the moment. If the people fail to find
solutions to it, things will soon go very bad,” she said.
“This was why I joined the governorship candidate of the PDP
in the state, Dr Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran aka Jandor, so that we can repair
the state.
“We want to secure the future of our children and it starts
now. They said so many things, when I wanted to come out, but I did not answer
them because they know that the state will be better if we get into office .
“We cannot allow our
women to suffer or our youths to become bad boys because unemployment has led
many of them to crimes.
“We don’t want to breed illiterates and we want our children
to be better than us. We have been under the current party for 23 years with
nothing to show for it. Our hospitals are not well equipped and our roads are
so bad and flood is wreaking havoc in our communities.”
The movie star said if elected, the PDP-led government would
provide healthcare, education, transportation and other amenities for the
people.
Buttressing her point, Akindele said Jandor came from a humble background and used
to wear torn uniforms, hence he understood the plights of the ordinary people.
“I have also suffered
before God helped me. Our PVC is our power, we are tired of this government.
Let us go out in February and March 2023 and vote for the PDP. Let us defeat
them with our votes,” she added.
Speaking at the event, Olusola Eruobodo, a former chairman
of the party in the area, said his people are ready to vote for all PDP
candidates.
He said that the community had not been connected with
electricity for over 12 years, adding “we want a government that will take care
of us”.
Adediran and Akindele started their grassroots engagement
and ward tour on October 19. They gave so far visited several parts of the
state.
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