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.”

gregg2: 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.”



I love this. The best advise Amaechi can get even from an opposition party.

Sincere 9gerian:
Very solid advice

Demdem: Shameless fools. Mimiko especially is a disgrace. Why can't he also release his own video.
Rubbish.

egift: So your anger with ameachi is that he is is not a mumu and a rubber-stamp. I see!

TechyGuy:

Why are you angry with Mimiko.

Simple. He is standing on the path of lies and deceit. Its not a yoruba thing to be found in such. Yorubas says it as it is no matter ur political affiliation.


He is a better governor than most of your ACN hypocrites and HE IS OPPOSITION!

Crap. SO far he has done pretty good in Ondo but better, abegii say what u know

He is not in support of PDP, so stop being sentimental.

He is and chief of them in support of the Retardeen the killer leader.


He is only worried that Amaechi is being used by opposition to his detriment.

Why why should he if at all its true? Is Amaechi a Baby that can use his brain and know if he is being used or not?

And last and most importantly. He challenged the so called video that opposition is publishing everywhere for propaganda.

And what evidence does he have. Anyone can simply come out and talk rubbish about anything however without anything concrete to prove such it remain void.

If you feel he is wrong why not show us the full recording, not some "arrangee" 10 minutes that ACN published.

Arrangee u mean they arranged for Udaughan to be physically present in front of the ballots when it was being counted or what? u arent making sense. Let mimiko bring out his own video, even if its for 2mins to buttress its position. Without this, he is talking rubbish.

By the challenge, Mimiko has rubbished that video if you don't know. How come the video is only 10mins?

What useless challenge? he claimed Amaechi shouldnt be head when voting commences then why did he vote and waited for the vote to be counted if he was passionate about this? why did he even receive his own ballot paper to cast his vote for his candidtate? the honourable would have been if him and his cohorts had simply walked out and formed their group and that they didnt do. If their candidate had won, will this be an issue? The video is sound and concrete and the only evidence Nigerians have to understand what pretty transpired inside that meeting. Check commentators talking about it and they hold that belief especially when the other camp has no concrete proof to suggest rigging. These fools lost and they are finding it difficult to accept. Again i re-instate that they are shameless fools, mimiko especially. why should he be found in such dirts? Akpabio is even understandable

TechyGuy:

By your post, you contradict everything you and opposition stand for in this situation.

With this kind of reasoning, I'm sorry I cannot help you. No pun intended.

TechyGuy:

By your post, you contradict everything you and opposition stand for in this situation.

Demdem is demdem. Opposition can go suck themselves. highlight the contradictions or kindly shut up

With this kind of reasoning, I'm sorry I cannot help you. No pun intended.

dont need ur help. u need it more than u can ever think. actually i doubt if u have the mental capacity to fully understand the issue at stake.

TechyGuy: I have SOME QUESTIONS:

1. Why is ACN solidly behind Amaechi?
2. Why is ACN more interested in what PDP do to Amaechi?
3. Do ACN folks now care about PDP and their decisions regarding their members?
4. Why has Amaechi not defected to ACN/CPC?
5. How did Amaechi suddenly become a 'progressive'? Do PDP now have 'progressives'?

TechyGuy: I have SOME QUESTIONS:

1. Why is ACN solidly behind Amaechi?
2. Why is ACN more interested in what PDP do to Amaechi?
3. Do ACN folks now care about PDP and their decisions regarding their members?
4. Why has Amaechi not defected to ACN/CPC?
5. How did Amaechi suddenly become a 'progressive'? Do PDP now have 'progressives'?

TechyGuy: I have SOME QUESTIONS:

1. Why is ACN solidly behind Amaechi?
2. Why is ACN more interested in what PDP do to Amaechi?
3. Do ACN folks now care about PDP and their decisions regarding their members?
4. Why has Amaechi not defected to ACN/CPC?
5. How did Amaechi suddenly become a 'progressive'? Do PDP now have 'progressives'?

TechyGuy:

Why are you angry with Mimiko. He is a better governor than most of your ACN hypocrites and HE IS OPPOSITION!
He is not in support of PDP, so stop being sentimental. He is only worried that Amaechi is being used by opposition to his detriment.

And last and most importantly. He challenged the so called video that opposition is publishing everywhere for propaganda. If you feel he is wrong why not show us the full recording, not some "arrangee" 10 minutes that ACN published.
By the challenge, Mimiko has rubbished that video if you don't know. How come the video is only 10mins?

TechyGuy:

Why are you angry with Mimiko. He is a better governor than most of your ACN hypocrites and HE IS OPPOSITION!
He is not in support of PDP, so stop being sentimental. He is only worried that Amaechi is being used by opposition to his detriment.

And last and most importantly. He challenged the so called video that opposition is publishing everywhere for propaganda. If you feel he is wrong why not show us the full recording, not some "arrangee" 10 minutes that ACN published.
By the challenge, Mimiko has rubbished that video if you don't know. How come the video is only 10mins?

TechyGuy:

Why are you angry with Mimiko. He is a better governor than most of your ACN hypocrites and HE IS OPPOSITION!
He is not in support of PDP, so stop being sentimental. He is only worried that Amaechi is being used by opposition to his detriment.

And last and most importantly. He challenged the so called video that opposition is publishing everywhere for propaganda. If you feel he is wrong why not show us the full recording, not some "arrangee" 10 minutes that ACN published.
By the challenge, Mimiko has rubbished that video if you don't know. How come the video is only 10mins?

TechyGuy:

Why are you angry with Mimiko. He is a better governor than most of your ACN hypocrites and HE IS OPPOSITION!
He is not in support of PDP, so stop being sentimental. He is only worried that Amaechi is being used by opposition to his detriment.

And last and most importantly. He challenged the so called video that opposition is publishing everywhere for propaganda. If you feel he is wrong why not show us the full recording, not some "arrangee" 10 minutes that ACN published.
By the challenge, Mimiko has rubbished that video if you don't know. How come the video is only 10mins?

TechyGuy:

Why are you angry with Mimiko. He is a better governor than most of your ACN hypocrites and HE IS OPPOSITION!
He is not in support of PDP, so stop being sentimental. He is only worried that Amaechi is being used by opposition to his detriment.

And last and most importantly. He challenged the so called video that opposition is publishing everywhere for propaganda. If you feel he is wrong why not show us the full recording, not some "arrangee" 10 minutes that ACN published.
By the challenge, Mimiko has rubbished that video if you don't know. How come the video is only 10mins?