By Seyi Odewale, with agency report
The campaign train of the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Mr Jide Adediran, was yesterday attacked by suspected miscreants while returning from visitation to members of the party at the Ikoga Junction area of Badagry Local Government.

ThisNigeria learnt yesterday that the incident which occurred at about 5.45 pm saw several persons, including journalists, sustaining gun wounds.

The Lagos State PDP Publicity Secretary, Hakeem Amode, in a statement, alleged that the thugs that attack the campaign train were shouting ‘APC’ while shooting guns and using dangerous weapons.

It stated, “You will recall that our party raised concern over the threat to use sponsored thugs to attack the campaign programmes of our gubernatorial candidate, Dr Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran-JANDOR recently and we would like to state categorically that this will not deter the determination of our candidate to campaign for the next election and win the election come March 29, 2023.

“We would like to call on the Commissioner of Police of Lagos state and the Area Commander of Police in the Badagry division to do everything possible to fish out those behind the attack and necessary disciplinary actions taken against them to forestall such occurrences in the future and to instil confidence in our members that they will be protected during this campaign period.

“We would like to also strongly warn those that are hell-bent on causing trouble or planning to disrupt the campaign and elections that we would not fold our arms watch as we will resist all forms of intimidation.”

Efforts to speak with the Publicity Secretary of the Lagos State APC, Mr Seye Oladejo, were futile as his mobile phone number was switched off.

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Before the attack, Adediran had taken his campaign to the league of Imams in the Badagry Division of the state, seeking blessings from them.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the PDP governorship candidate hails from the Badagry division of Lagos State.

Adediran, the Convener of the Lagos4Lagos Movement, at a meeting with Islamic clerics in the Badagry zone on Sunday, promised to put public interests first if elected governor in 2023.

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According to him, his administration will make education free and compulsory, and establish ministries of Children’s Affairs and People Living with Disabilities (PWD).
The PDP candidate said his administration would work for the masses alone.

Calling for prayers and support, Adediran said that he would work for the interest and development of the division if elected governor.

“We have faith that if we sit down and do the sacrifice, the prayers will be answered. The prayers you made some time ago, God has answered it.
“The next one is an election and only God can answer the prayers. Vote your conscience.

“Badagry can be sure that I will work for their interest. I will work for the people of Lagos and put their interest first in decision-making,” he said.

In an interactive session with artisans and physically-challenged people in the Agamadeh part of Badagry, the candidate promised not to leave them behind.

Urging them to vote for all PDP candidates across the board, Adediran said that he would erase the zone’s years of neglect by successive administrations.

In their responses, Mr Barnabas Raji, the leader of People Living with Disabilities, and Mr Kola Alatise, the Chairman, of the Coalition of Artisans in the Local Government pledged to mobilise their members in support of Adediran.