By Ayodele Oni
Preparatory to his return to the People’s Democratic Party, (PDP) former Governor of Ondo State, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, played host to four Governors of the PDP.
The Governors arrived Ondo State Thursday to meet with Mimiko over his move to rejoin the PDP.
The Governors are :Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto and Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State.
The Governors were received by Mr. Mimiko at his residence in Ondo town and they immediately went into a close door meeting with Mimiko.
Dr Mimiko’s eight years Government inOndo state saw him spending his second term as PDP member after he ditched the Labour Party, (LP) on which crest he rode to power.
He announced his return to the Zenith Labour Party, (ZLP) before the last general election and contested for the senatorial seat of Ondo South. He lost to PDP’s candidate, Senator Ayo Akinyelure.
During the 2020 Governorship election in the State, he backed the former Deputy Governor of the state, Mr Agboola Ajayi as the Governorship flag bearer of ZLP. Ajayi lost woefully, putting a question mark on Mimiko’s electoral value.
Since news of his return filtered out, some PDP members in the state have expressed reservations. Some of them are threatening Court action.
Speaking on an Arise TV interview a couple of days ago, former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki had said a former Governor would soon defect to the PDP. Apparently, he meant Mimiko.
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