Directing their anger at both the state and
national leaders of the party, the protestors said
they were aggrieved that their party immediately
welcomed Governor Mimiko without probing his
role in the deaths of some party leaders in the
state. “I can’t imagine that these leaders of our
party would allow Mimiko into our fold again. He
is just an Ebola Virus that would further destroy
us. If [former Governor Olusegun] Agagu were
alive, would [Mimiko} have decamped today?”
an angry member asked.
S ome members of the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) in Ondo State today gathered at the
party’s secretariat, along Oyemekun Road in
Akure, the state capital, to protest the defection
of embattled Governor Olusegun Mimiko back to
the party.
The protesters, who came from 18 local
government areas of the state, chanted songs
and castigated the PDP’s state executive officials
for welcoming the governor back to the party.
An original member of the PDP, Mr. Mimiko in
2006 abandoned the party after accusing it of
lacking “internal democracy.” He then
announced that he was joining the then
relatively unknown Labor Party.
Two days ago, Mr. Mimiko capped off months of
speculation about his likely return to the PDP,
announcing his decision to return to the PDP at
a meeting in State House, Abuja.
But his much-publicized return has left some
members of the party in Ondo State disaffected.
Some of the aggrieved party protesters
described the governor’s return as an
“infection,” comparing it to the “Ebola virus
disease.” According to the protesters, Mr.
Mimiko’s defection to the PDP would further
deepen the crisis that was already besetting the
party in the state since the governor’s plan to
defect became public.
The PDP protesters said they would resist any
attempt to collapse the structure of the party
with the governor’s, adding that they would not
allow Mr. Mimiko to hijack the leadership of
their party.
Many protesters jeered at members of the
party’s state executive as they entered the
secretariat, accusing the officials of absolving a
traitorous Mimiko.
Some of the protesters said they were angered
that the leadership of the party in Abuja had not
consulted them before welcoming Mr. Mimiko.
Directing their anger at both the state and
national leaders of the party, the protestors said
they were aggrieved that their party immediately
welcomed Governor Mimiko without probing his
role in the deaths of some party leaders in the
state.
“I can’t imagine that these leaders of our party
would allow Mimiko into our fold again. He is
just an Ebola Virus that would further destroy
us. If [former Governor Olusegun] Agagu were
alive, would [Mimiko} have decamped today?”
an angry member asked.
Another protester said, “We don’t want him
because I don’t know why someone who called
himself a governor would go to Abuja and
declare his defection. It is uncommon and we
must resist it.”
In a move aimed at calming the protestors, the
state deputy chairman of the party, Fatai
Adams, said the party was not ready to collapse
the structures to accommodate Governor
Mimiko.
Mr. Adams said that, although the party officially
received the governor into its fold in Abuja, it
would not agree for him to hijack the structure.
“The [members of the] State Working Committee
have met in Abuja and resolved that there is
need for us to protect the structure of the party
at the state, local government and the ward
levels.
He added: “We have filed a motion of injunction
at the Federal Capital Territory High Court to
protect the structure of the party because we
are not ready to dismantle the structure of the
party at this very crucial moment.
“Our primaries are less than a month and a lot
of aspirants have shown intention to contest for
various positions under this umbrella. We are
fully prepared to protect the interests of all
members who have worked assiduously and
committed a lot of resources.”
The state deputy chairman continued: “We are
not ready to surrender the structure of our
great party to anybody. We were elected.


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initial gragra. money will shut them all up. if you dont want to share the same party with him use the door. you can as well defect to labour party. it is his right

ok na

adonbilivit: initial gragra. money will shut them all up. if you dont want to sharevthe same party with him use the door. you can as well defect to labour party. it is his right

looool

Please don't join PDP

hmmm......titi jorr fun mi ni igo orijin kan....je n fitura

Jonathan showed Mimiko his EFCC case file, he quickly decamped to PDP right there in GEJ's bedroom in Aso Rock

Jonathan reminds me of Abacha (Diya and co).