APC also slammed the actress and the governorship candidate of the PDP in Lagos State, Jandor, for playing politics with the lives of Lagosian
By Kehinde Okeowo
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Lagos State chapter, has accused popular thespian, Funke Akindele and his principal, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Olajide Adediran better known as Jandor of playing politics with the lives of Lagosians.
This is as they were seen in a now rival video paying a compassionate visit to some of the owners of the vehicles auctioned by the Lagos State Government for traffic offenses recently.
The government had on Thursday auctioned 134 vehicles that were seized by the Lagos State Government Taskforce, for various traffic offenses.
Reacting to the development. Jardor and Funke Akindele paid a visit to two of the owners of the auctioned vehicles, Mr Lateef Kolapo, and Mr Osinachi Ndukwe, during which they condemned the penalty as harsh and promised that the traffic law would be repealed by his government.
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Adediran, during the visit, said: “When you are on the wrong side of the law, yes there should be a penalty, but there shouldn’t be a penalty that would take our means of livelihood. That is what we are speaking against. So my coming here is to see Mr Lateef and say there is hope.
“As we speak, that is the law of the state, unfortunately. But the coming government by his grace will repeal this law to ensure that irrespective of what you have done wrong on our road, we won’t take your means of livelihood. We will make sure we penalise but not to the point of taking what you use in catering for your family away from you.”
The duo also commiserated with Osinachi who said he lost his three-year-old daughter while serving the jail term he was sentenced for driving against the traffic and that his bus was also auctioned.
Responding to the visit, the Publicity Secretary of Lagos APC, Mr Seye Oladejo, in a statement made on Sunday, described the visit by the PDP governorship candidate and his running mate as support for lawlessness and breaking of law and order.
He also said they were playing politics with the lives of those who died due to reckless driving and violation of traffic rules.
He said, “Our attention has been drawn to the recent characteristic charade of the PDP governorship candidate in Lagos state, Jide Adediran.
“It’s saddening that Jandor and his deputy, Funke Akindele, have graduated from playing politics with human lives to blatantly encouraging the breakdown of law and order in our dear state.
“The visit to citizens who paid the price for violating state traffic laws, compensating, inducing, and encouraging them is an act that is totally unacceptable in any decent society. The move of Jandor amounts to turning compassion and charity on their head.
“It was pathetic that he simply interpreted the loss of his hosts as having their means of livelihood taken away from them when in actual fact, people have lost their lives to accidents as a result of driving against traffic.
“However, we are not surprised by the promotion of lawlessness by the opposition party as it remains consistent with their desperation as we count down to the next elections.”
APC reminded Lagosians of the role Akindele played during Covid 19 lockdown and the EndSARS movement, saying she should be grateful the government gave her a soft landing.
“Their role in the spread of COVID-19 with the promotion and sponsorship of needless mass gatherings – #EndSARS – during the pandemic and the social events hosted by his deputy, Funke Akindele are pointers to the lawlessness of the duo and their party.
“We expect Funke to be eternally grateful to the state governor for receiving less than a slap on her wrist for a life-threatening crime against the state.” the statement further said.