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chieftain of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), in Ondo State, Mr. Tunde
Imolehin, yesterday said he parted ways with Governor Olusegun Mimiko because
of his deceitful nature. Imolehin, who is a close associate of the governor
said he believes in friendship that is based on respect and mutual
understanding, core values and competence. He said: “I am part of his project
and media consultant while he was the minister, but unfortunately, he surrounds
himself on myopic political consideration” “As a close friend, I stood by him
during the trenches which prompted the establishment of an office in Akure to
advocate for redeemed change for clear sense of direction using Sunshine
Mandate Forum to assist him in retrieving his stolen mandate.” Imolehin said
the inability of Mimiko to recognize competence and listen to other people’s
views has pitched him against many people who assisted him in many ways to get
into power. According to him, “Everything to Mimiko is politics, his life
starts and ends in politics and his crafty nature will not stand because of the
sophisticated nature of the people in the state.” “We expect Mimiko to have
turned the state around with the huge resources, but he hinges his
administration on cosmetic programmes that have no economic values to the
citizenry. The seasoned environmentalist further said: “Mimiko believes he is
the only one that is most superior, he always thinks he is the Alpha and Omega
that can move the state forward alone.” On why he joined the ACN, Imolehin
said: “I am a progressive, there is no way I can be in Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP). The leadership of ACN is imbued with the knowledge of sustainable
development. “I worked closely with ACN national leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. I
have mingled with the best brains in the South West, Mimiko does not respect
any other views.” He described ACN governorship candidate, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu
(SAN) as an icon in his law profession who has a shared value that people could
identify with. “My decision to work with Akeredolu will pay off. It is not a
mistake at all, my pitching tent with him is not a mistake.” He hailed the ACN
leadership for promoting South West integration, stressing that the party, as a
virile opposition to PDP at national level, has assisted the sustainability of
the country. Imolehin noted that if ACN were not around, the entire nation
would have collapsed. “I am an unrepentant in the choice of Akeredolu as the
next governor of the state. It is now obvious that Ondo State citizenry are
getting embarrassed with visionless administration of the ruling Labour Party
(LP). “Mimiko has thrown the goodwill from the citizenry into the dustbin.
Majority of his friends and political associates have abandoned him. He is a
man who cannot hold his words. He thinks he has monopoly of wisdom, spending
three years without constructing a single kilometer of road.