The re-elected Governor of Ondo State,Governor Olusegun Mimiko,who always calls himself ‘governor of all’ yesterday declined speculations that his administration will run an all-inclusive government following his re-election into office but he would rather have an all-inclusive development.
Governor Mimiko said this at the government house in Akure shortly after he was declared the winner of the just concluded Ondo gubernatorial election
He said, “I don’t know about the idea of forming an all-inclusive government. I only promised an all-inclusive development in which all sectors and everybody – artisans, farmers, traders, men and women – will be involved.
“We shall engage in all-inclusive development of all segments of our state. No body and no sector shall be excluded. By this I don’t mean that I would bring in opposition political parties into my government.”
Mimiko also spoke on regional integration, he said, “I believe in the integration of all the states in the South-West through the development of a workable template that would launch the zone into prosperity.
“My idea of regional intergration is not in terms of coming under one political party. It is based on leveraging on our geographical structure. There can be a developing template that everybody and every sector can key into.
“For instance, we can have a power plant. I am against integration that will compel everybody to queue up behind a particular party. I don’t believe in that.”
“We shall engage in all-inclusive development of all segments of our state. No body and no sector shall be excluded. By this I don’t mean that I would bring in opposition political parties into my government.”
On regional integration, he said, “I believe in the integration of all the states in the South-West through the development of a workable template that would launch the zone into prosperity.
“My idea of regional intergration is not in terms of coming under one political party. It is based on leveraging on our geographical structure. There can be a developing template that everybody and every sector can key into.
“For instance, we can have a power plant. I am against integration that will compel everybody to queue up behind a particular party. I don’t believe in that.”
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