Ondo State Governor, who is also a
factional Vice Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Dr. Olusegun
Mimiko, and the National Chairman of the Labour Party, Chief Dan
Nwayanwu, on Wednesday faulted video clips allegedly recorded during the
NGF election held last Friday in Abuja.
The duo spoke at the democracy lecture
delivered by the Director-General of the Nigerian Institute for
International Affairs, Prof. Bola Akinterinwa, in Akure.
Mimiko, who described the release of the
10-minute video clips as the height of propaganda by the pro-Governor
Rotimi Amaechi’s camp, challenged the originators to release the
three-hour recording of the entire process.
He argued that the purported recorded
clips released to an online medium on Tuesday merely covered an aspect,
which represented the mischievous intention of the pro-Amaechi group.
Mimiko said, “Nigerians should ask the
pro-Amaechi’s group why he presided over an election, which he is also
contesting. I specifically raised that issue and insisted that he must
resign but his supporters maintained that he should supervise the poll
as a sitting chairman.
“They asked me whether I resigned my
position while seeking a re-election for a second term in office and I
replied them that it was not the same thing, because the NGF is like an
association; not a democratic institution which had its existence
entrenched in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“When it was obvious that we could not
guarantee the source of the ballot boxes and ballot papers brought by
Amaechi, I protested again that we should conduct the election openly by
raising up our hands in support of our preferred candidate, again, they
rejected.
“The ballot papers they produced were without serial numbers, and we discovered this was a fraud; hence there were protests.
“They never captured all these facts but
merely recorded the fraction of the process, which was in line with
their pre-determined agenda. I challenge them to release the clips which
will cover the entire three-exercise.”
Nwayanwu, who also described the
purported emergence of Ameachi as the factional chairman of the NGF as a
fraud, said he ought to have given up the claim to NGF chairman when it
was obvious that his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, had pitched
its tent with Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau state.
He also said since election had never
been held to produce the NGF Chairman, the emergence of Amaechi could
not have been in comformity with the regulations setting up the
organisation.
The LP chairman said the fact that 18
out of the 35 governors that voted attended the meeting called by Jang
as NGF head, cast moral burden on the 19 votes Amaechi purported to have
got in the election held a day earlier.
Nwayanwu said since the days of Governor
Adamu Abdullahi of Nasarawa State to Dr. Bukola Saraki of Kwara state,
election had never been held for the chairmanship position of NGF. He,
therefore, wondered where Amaechi got his legitimacy from.
He said, “Amaechi should not allow
overzealous and anxious politicians to destroy his future. He is still
young, about 48 years old now. He should go back and reconcile with his
party.
“A party is always supreme. If he cannot
abide by the philosophy of the PDP, he is free to leave. He can join
the APC or come to LP; but in our party, the party is always supreme.”
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Dan or wot ever you are called i believe you eat frm your anus how can you open ur dirty mouth to talk rubbish well i am not surprise that you now work with PDP with your useless Govenor Mimiko you people most be sick. And i heard when your party wants to do election you refused so how do you think a person like Governor Amechi il come to dat useless party that you are the leader
ReplyDeleteMumu Mimiko, u r a collateral disgrace. Shameless he goat
ReplyDeleteMR NWAYANWU AND OUR DEAR GOV. WHEN YOU KNOW THAT ELECTION HAS NEVER PRODUCED THE CHAIRMAN, WHY AGREED TO IT IN THE 1ST PLACE. IT'S A SHAME WHEN THOSE WE EXPECT TO BE IN THE OPPOSITION INORDER TO CHECK MATE THE RULING PARTY IS NOW DANCING RAGGE BEING SANG BY THE RULING CLASS. I UNDERSTAND WHY MIMIKO IS PLAYIN TO THE GALERY. HE HAS ISSUE WITH ACN & PDP. AND IF HE CAN DANCE TO THE MUSIK OF "PEOPLE DECEIVE PEOPLE", THEY WILL LET HIM BE. ONDO PEOPLE, UPON ALL YOUR WE SABI BOOK, THESE FELLOWS ARE SOILING UNA. THE BOOKWORMS OF ONDO, OVER TO UNA!
ReplyDeleteTHIS LP CHAIRMAN IS AN ILLITRATE. DOES HE WANT TO COMPARE WHAT PEOPLE SAY AND DO. IF GIVEN THE CHANCE, YOU YOURSELF WILL SAY SOMETHING AND DO ANOTHER. OMO IGBO, NA MONEY YOU SABI. NO WONDER NO SENSEABLE FELLOW IS JOINING YOUR PARTY. ACN STARTED WITH ONE STATE, BUT TODAY HAS SIX. YOU HAVE REMAINED ONLY ONE FOR 4YRS PLUS NOW. SHAME ON YOU. AMEACHI IS A BETTER POLITICIAN THAN YOU. WHY ASK HIM TO COME JOIN YOUR PARTY. ONDO PEOPLE, UNA DEY SLEEP.
ReplyDeletean okene man from kogi state ruling ondo state. hide your head please. the recent onslaught against local farmers in ondo state will not allow to reason well again.
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