Ex- Ondo gov Mimiko joins APC, declares support for Tinubu’s re-election
A former governor of Ondo State, Olusegun Mimiko, has formally joined the ruling All Progressives Congress.
It was earlier reported that Mimiko, who governed the Sunshine State between 2009 and 2016, resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party last month.
Joining the ruling party on Thursday at the APC secretariat in Ward 7, Ondo West Local Government Area of the state, the former governor said he took the decision in order to join President Bola Tinubu in moving the country forward.
He said, “There are a lot of good things being done by the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led government, and though much more will still have to be done, I am coming in to lend my support to ongoing efforts to keep Nigeria on the path of peace, progress and genuine development.
“The NELFUND initiative to democratise access to education is another commendable effort of Mr President which must be applauded, and for an avowed supporter of state police like myself, the current effort to decentralise policing as being pursued is another reason I am happy to be part of the current effort under Mr President.”
Receiving the defector, the state chairman of the APC, Kolawole Babatunde, said Mimiko was a progressive in all ramifications, having posted remarkable results in health, education, infrastructure and many other areas in and out of office.
“Former Governor Mimiko is a progressive through and through, and his coming into the APC is like a homecoming. President Tinubu’s every initiative and effort are progressive in nature and are yielding positive results that are endearing to other positive and progressive-minded Nigerians,” the chairman stated.
In his remarks, a former member of the House of Representatives representing Ondo East/West Federal Constituency, Joseph Akinlaja, stated that the arrival of Mimiko into the APC climaxed the full and final movement of the Mimiko political structure into the APC in Ondo State.
“Before now, some of us had moved into the APC mostly with his consent, but now feel fully satisfied that he has finally joined us so that we can all contribute to the landslide electoral success of President Tinubu and all the party’s candidates in subsequent elections,” Akinlaja said.
