A former governor of Ondo State, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, on Thursday, formally joined the All Progressives Congress.
- +Ex-Ondo gov Mimiko joins APC, backs Tinubu’s re-election
Mimiko, who governed Ondo State between 2009 and 2016 on the platform of the Labour Party, resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party last month.
Mimiko, who governed Ondo State between 2009 and 2016 on the platform of the Labour Party, resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party last month.
At the APC secretariat in Ward 7, Ondo West Local Government Area of the state, the former governor said he decided to join the APC to work with President Bola Tinubu to move the country forward.
He said, “There are a lot of good things being done by the President Bola Tinubu-led government. 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 a commendable effort of Mr President, which must be applauded. As an advocate of state police, I also appreciate the effort of the current administration to decentralise policing.”
Speaking, the state chairman of the APC, Kolawole Babatunde, described Mimiko as a progressive in all ramifications, having posted remarkable results in health, education, and infrastructure, among others, in and out of office.
“Former Governor Mimiko is a progressive all through, and his coming into the APC is like a homecoming.
“President Tinubu’s every initiative and effort are progressive in nature and yielding positive results that are endearing to positive and progressive-minded Nigerians,” Babatunde stated.
In his remarks, a former member of the House of Representatives, Mr Joseph Akinlaja, said Mimiko’s entry into the APC marked the full and final movement of the Mimiko political movement into the APC in Ondo State.
“Before now, some of us had moved into the APC mostly with his consent, but now we 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.
