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Ondo 2016: Tension As Ijaw Leaders Give Mimiko 48 Hours Ultimatum by Ivanlxi(m): 11:17am On Oct 24, 2016 |
– Some political leaders from the Ijaw
speaking area of Ondo state has rejected
Hon. John Ola Mafo as deputy governorship
candidate
– The group gave Governor Olusegun
Mimiko of Ondo state and the leadership of
the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) an
ultimatum to withdraw Mafo and replace him
with an indigene of Ese-Odo
– The angry leaders of the PDP have shown
determination to work for the achievement
of the All Progressives Congress (APC),
Chief Rotimi Akeredolu
Some political leaders from the Ijaw
speaking area of Ondo state has rejected
Hon. John Ola Mafo as deputy governorship
candidate
Some political leaders from the Ijaw
speaking area of Ondo state given Governor
Olusegun Mimiko an ultimatum of 48 hours
to withdraw Hon. John Ola Mafo as deputy
governorship candidate, Leadership reports.
In a statement signed by a leader of the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), from Ese-
Odo, Hon Sunday Tundigha, has faulted the
emergence of Mafo saying it challenged
political fairness. They asked for Mafo to be
replaced with an indigene of Ese-Odo
The statement read in parts: ”Our local
government is the only Ijaw speaking local
government and had delivered over thousand
votes for the PDP in the last presidential and
National Assembly elections with over ninety
percent.
“We were however, surprised that the
leadership of the party decided to turn logic
on it by giving the deputy governorship slot to
a local government without any voting value
for the PDP. This is more so that AD’s Olusola
Oke is from the same local government. This
defies logic and every known political justice.
”We are therefore giving Governor Olusegun
Mimiko and the leadership of the PDP forty
eight hours from now,to withdraw Mafo and
replace him with an indigene of Ese-Odo.
Anything short of this will result to mass
defection from the party.”
The angry leaders of the PDP have shown
determination to work for the achievement
of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ,
Chief Rotimi Akeredolu.
He said all their supporters are set to
mobilize for Chief Rotimi Akeredolu of the
APC before the expiration of the ultimatum
because his running mate, Hon. Agboola
Ajayi, the ambassadorial nominee, Barrister
Sola Iji as well as the senior technical
adviser to the minister of state for
agriculture, Mr Donald Ojogo are
distinguished sons of our local government.
One of the deputy governorship hopefuls
from the local government prior Mafo’s
emergence, Chief Pere Ganfo has also
warned that the PDP might face dire
electoral consequences over the decision it
took against Ese-Odo.
“Honestly, since the announcement of Mafo, I
have received several complaints from our
people who feel short changed, used and
dumped. They are unhappy because the party
did not deem it needful to consider our current
electoral value to the PDP.
“It means we are not needed in the party. But
as a party man, I have been trying to assuage
their feelings trying to calm them but I doubt if
I will continue to have such capacity to do
that, and you know what that means,” Ganfo
said.
Ahead of the forthcoming governorship
elections, the Ondo state chapter of the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on
Wednesday, October 12, forwarded the name
of Prince John Ola Mafo to the Independent
National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the
running mate of Eyitayo Jegede.
This is in line with the directive of INEC that
the issues bordering on withdrawal and
replacement of candidates would elapse
today, October 12, 2016. |
Re: Ondo 2016: Tension As Ijaw Leaders Give Mimiko 48 Hours Ultimatum by Nobody: 11:25am On Oct 24, 2016 |
Whether Òkè or Aketi, I am ok!
But for Mimiko and his jẹgúdú-jẹrá boys must be shown the exit door |
Re: Ondo 2016: Tension As Ijaw Leaders Give Mimiko 48 Hours Ultimatum by Mynd44: 11:28am On Oct 24, 2016 |
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