When have love stories in politics ever followed the script? One minute, the campaign trail looks like a family tableau; the next, the same figure is exchanging vows in a Gulf nation with a woman the public barely knows. Such is the latest turn in the life of Dr. Azeez Olajide Adediran.
Adediran, known across Lagos as Jandor, recently remarried in Qatar. The private ceremony drew only a circle of close friends and relatives, flown in on his tab for a weekend of luxury. His first marriage to Maryam, with whom he shares two children, had quietly unravelled after his 2023 governorship run under the PDP. Maryam was once a visible part of his campaign. At a party gathering in Lagos, she publicly vouched for their shared vision, even as she kept the children in the United States. But after the ballots were counted, their partnership faltered. Insiders remain silent on the reasons, leaving only speculation and whispered theories.
The remarriage, understated yet deliberate, shows Jandor’s penchant for mixing drama with discretion. He could have staged a Lagos spectacle, yet he chose Qatar, with its glittering skylines and discreet opulence, to begin this new chapter. What does that choice say about him? Perhaps everything, perhaps nothing.
Beyond the personal, Jandor’s professional life has always carried a flair for reinvention. Once a seasoned journalist, he built media firms before storming Lagos politics. His Lagos4Lagos movement turned him into a symbol of defiance against political godfathers, eventually propelling him into the 2023 race with actress Funke Akindele as his running mate.
He lost that election, but his name has never drifted far from the public ear. Whether through policy debates, party manoeuvrings, or now a wedding far from home, Jandor has kept Lagos watching. The man seems to understand that politics is theatre, and every act must intrigue the audience.
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