Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State on
Thursday formally dumped the Labour Party and returned to the Peoples
Democratic Party, saying his decision was taken in the interest of the
nation.
He made the formal declaration at the
Presidential Villa, Abuja, at an event presided over by Vice President
Namadi Sambo and witnessed by the President of the Senate, David Mark,
as well as the PDP leaders from
the South West.
“I, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, following
extensive consultations across the land, today finally announce the
decision of members of the National Assembly from the LP in Ondo State,
members of the LP in Ondo State, members of the LP in the Ondo State
House of Assembly, members of the State Executive Council, and indeed,
all those who share our aspirations to join the PDP,” Mimiko told the
gathering that included Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State and
former Governor Gbenga Daniel of Ogun State.
He said he took the decision to return to
the PDP in the overall interest of his people and the nation, as well
as its democracy which is now mortally endangered by a constellation of
forces, which must be confronted.
Mimiko, in his declaration speech tagged,
“The Imperative of a New, Broader Platforms,” said his immediate target
was to help the process of getting President Goodluck Jonathan
re-elected in 2015.
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