Akeredolu Govt Is Anti- Masses – Mimiko Fires Back; Akeredolu Calls Him Treacherous |The Source

By Ayodele Oni, Akure

In his first reaction to the barrage of criticisms from his friend of four decades, former governor of Ondo state, Dr Olusegun Mimiko has described Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s administration as anti people.

Mr Akeredolu had berated his predecessor, last week, for abandoning several projects initiated by his predecessor for political reasons, thus compounding the problem of his administration.

Dr Mimiko, who maintained that the time to reply to various allegations levelled against him by Governor Akeredolu  has not come, said he would know the stuff he was made of when campaigns for October 10 election take off proper.

Mimiko’s remarks came when he received Deputy Governor Agboola Ajayi at his residence in Ondo town after Ajayi had defected to the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP).

Mimiko pointed out that it was an insult to rank his administration with an unprogressive one that does not know what the people need at every particular time.

According to him, any party or government that will not meet the need of the masses at the point of their yearnings is not a progressive one, adding that  ZLP is the only party that loves the masses and assists them to  achieve their dreams.

The former governor, who lauded the deputy governor, Agboola Ajayi, described him as a well groomed and seasoned politician saying Ajayi has no behaviour to hide again.

“All his good and bad sides, we know, we do not expect surprises.”

He, however said that the task ahead is challenging adding that nothing good comes easy and thanked everyone supporting the dreams of the incumbent deputy governor to oust his boss.

Earlier, Ajayi had said no progressive politician would go home and sleep when the state was experiencing mis- governance by the current government.

Describing the former governor as an achiever, Ajayi said there is no politician of repute either in the past or present and accros party divide, has not visited Mimiko for blessings.

The deputy governor said he had not joined the party to only contest the gubernatorial election, but to help change the narrative and get governance right in the polity of the state.

Also, the chairman of ZLP,  Mr. Joseph Akinlaja said the incumbent government failed in various sectors that Mimiko had succeeded, urging the people to vote ZLP to alleviate their suffering.

Reacting to the former Governor’s remarks, the Commissioner for Information, Mr Donald Ojogo, described both Mimiko and Agboola Ajayi as treacherous

The Commissioner, who spoke on behalf of Governor Akeredolu declared that “we do not consider what the former Governor said as needful of any response. He must say something to calm down and indeed calm the nervousness of his unsuspecting victims.

“We can only sympathise with him because he has come out to remind the people of Ondo State and as well reactivate their consciousness of his almost forgotten past.

“No one without any treacherous content can market a treacherous person.”