By Akindele Adedeji
Loyalists
of the Ondo state governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko have protested over the
imposition of Otunba Ade Adeniyi on them as the House of Assembly candidate of
the Peoples Democratic Party in the forthcoming National elections in February,
2015.
Some
of the aggrieved members of the Mimiko group, who craved anonimity for security reason told PLATFORM NEWSWIRE that they were totally disappointed by the choice of Otunba Ade Adeniyi as a candidate for the forthcoming
election, accusing governor Mimiko of nepotism in view of the fact that Ade
Adeniyi had enjoyed various appointments before his present adoption.
Otunba Ade Adeniyi |
They
claimed that Ade Adeniyi, being an in-law of the governor was made the
caretaker chairman of Ondo West local government, after Mimiko assumed power in
2009, while he was also appointed as Senior Special Assistant to the governor
on Youth matters, after leaving the position of council chairman.
They added that Adeniyi was also appointed as the Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Commission, (SUBEC), after the second term victory of governor Mimiko.
They added that Adeniyi was also appointed as the Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Commission, (SUBEC), after the second term victory of governor Mimiko.
They
averred that they were surprised that the same Ade Adeniyi, who had been enjoying
all the goodies from the governor since 2009 is now the person governor
Mimiko deemed fit to pick as the candidate to replace Mr Afolabi Akinsiku in
the Ondo state House of Assembly, at the detriment of other members of the
Mimiko group who have been suffering without any appointment since 2009.
They
then vowed to frustrate the election of Ade Adeniyi by working underground for
the opposition in order to teach Mimiko a political lesson of his life.
Efforts
to speak with Otunba Ade Adeniyi on the matter were unsuccessful as his mobile
phones were switched off, but a source closed to him told our reporter that nobody
in Nigeria can stop Ade Adeniyi from winning the House of Assembly election.
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