By JKNewsMedia
FORMER LAGOS State governorship candidate Abdulazees Adediran and Director General of The Progressive Institute (TPI), Dr Lanre Adebayo, have both affirmed that younger Nigerians can find renewed hope under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
During a visit to TPI in Abuja on Friday, Adediran, popularly known as “Jandor,” was hosted by Adebayo, a leadership and governance expert, where both men expressed strong confidence in Tinubu’s commitment to grooming Nigeria’s next generation of leaders.
Adediran, who recently defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), stated that his meeting with President Tinubu ahead of his defection strengthened his belief in Nigeria’s future.
“Reflecting on my meeting with President Tinubu prior to my defection, where the President explicitly expressed his readiness to ensure a smooth transition of leadership to the next generation. I’m proud to be part of this transitional moment,” Adediran said.
Accompanied by his business partner Malam Ahmed Buhari, Adu Oyinlade, and Media Adviser Pastor Gbenga Ogunleye, Adediran urged APC members and leadership to rally around the President’s vision for generational leadership transition.
“There is nothing all of us that are coming behind him have to do now than to see how we can support him, to ensure a very smooth transition of him passing the baton to the next generation,” he stressed.
Speaking further, Adediran described the APC as Nigeria’s most stable political party and said his decision to rejoin the party was based on its internal stability and clear future direction.
“Our decision to come back to the family is really not far-fetched, because if you look at all the political parties in Nigeria today, the only one with a semblance of stability is the APC,” he remarked.
Adediran also praised the Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje-led National Working Committee (NWC) for establishing TPI, describing the initiative as a critical “citadel for leadership recruitment.”
Highlighting the country’s fundamental challenges, he noted, “The major problem we have in Nigeria today is not the structure of our economy, it’s a leadership problem. “If we see somebody getting it right, it’s the President today. You just don’t want to be a President. You want to see how we can have structure that will speak to recruiting leadership.”
Earlier, Dr Adebayo explained that the Progressive Institute was set up to develop a clear political ideology for the APC, and to assist the party in systematically recruiting and grooming future leaders.
He said the Institute would also focus on research in public policy, political party management, and governance practices.
Welcoming Adediran to the APC fold, Adebayo described him as a “brilliant brand” and praised his decision to align with the ruling party’s long-term vision for Nigeria.
