Mimiko wants to govern Ondo through Agboola — APC
By Tunde Opalana
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused a two-term governor of Ondo State, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko of plotting a third-term bid surreptitiously through the candidate of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Agboola Ajayi, Daily Times gathered.
The party alleged that the former governor gave Agboola the ZLP platform to contest the October 10 governorship election for the sole aim of controlling the administration of Ondo state.
Deputy National Publicity Secretary of APC, Yekini Nabena said it is not surprising that the entire governorship campaign of the ZLP has centred on Mimiko rather than the ZLP governorship candidate.
“Perhaps, Mimiko deludes himself that the good people of Ondo state have forgotten how they were subjected to his arbitrary, tyrannical and dictatorial actions when he governed the state. They have not!
“It is on record how Mimiko factionalised his then political party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for his political divide and rule tactics in the party and government.
“Under Mimiko, government projects and patronage were disproportionately distributed only based political servitude not priority needs of the State.
“Little wonder many of Mimiko’s associates have ditched him and are now frontline leaders of the APC, in firm support of our candidate, incumbent Governor Rotimi Akeredolu.
“It is understandable, that the ZLP’s supposed governorship candidate has nothing to campaign on after junketing several political parties to purchase their governorship ticket to contest the October 10 election in Ondo state”, said Nabena in a statement on Tuesday.
The APC said the party’s campaign has been well received because of the good governance credentials of its candidate, incumbent Governor Rotimi Akeredolu which is visible to all, particularly in the area of infrastructure, agriculture, human capital development, industry, entrepreneurship, among others.
According to Nabena, Governor Akeredolu first-term administration has ensured prudency, accountability, transparency and blocked leakages which have ultimately enhanced good governance.
“Ondo State has witnessed unprecedented and massive infrastructural developments, culminating in over 300 kilometres of critical roads being constructed and rehabilitated.
“Ondo is one of the model states that is successfully domesticating and implementing the diversification and agriculture drive of the APC government, with an army of over 6,000 trained Agripreneurs.
“The Ondo people know Governor Akeredolu as the governor who signed into law, a contributory health insurance scheme which enables all classes of people in the state access to affordable health care services.
“Under Governor Akeredolu, the good people of Ondo state are better off and are poised to overwhelmingly return him to continue his administration’s good work, come October 10”, he added.
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