Olusegun Mimiko, the former governor of Ondo State, has officially joined the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
It was previously reported that Mimiko, who led the Sunshine State from 2009 to 2016, resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party last month.
The former governor, who joined the ruling party on Thursday at the APC secretariat in the state’s Ward 7, Ondo West Local Government Area, stated that he did so to help President Bola Tinubu move the country ahead.
He said, “There are a lot of good things being done by the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led government, and 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 democratize access to education is another commendable effort of Mr. President, which must be applauded, and for an avowed supporter of state police like myself, the current effort to decentralize policing as being pursued is another reason I am happy to be part of the current effort under Mr. President.”
Kolawole Babatunde, the state chairman of the APC, welcomed the defector and stated that Mimiko was a progressive in all aspects, having achieved outstanding outcomes in health, education, infrastructure, and many other sectors both in and out of government.
“Former Governor Mimiko is a progressive through and through, and his coming into the APC is like a homecoming. President Tinubu’s every initiative and effort is progressive in nature and is yielding positive results that are endearing to other positive and progressive-minded Nigerians,” the chairman stated.
In his remarks, a former member of the House of Representatives from the Ondo East/West Federal Constituency, Joseph Akinlaja, noted that Mimiko joining the APC climaxed the entire and definitive migration of the Mimiko political apparatus into the APC in Ondo State.
“Before now, some of us had moved into the APC mostly with his consent but now 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.
