Dr Olusegun Mimiko broke his silence on allegations made by his predecessor,Dr.Olusegun Agagu and the former Governor of Lagos State Chief Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday at the palace of the Osemawe of Ondo, oba Dr. Adesimbo Kiladejo during a courtesy visit to the King.
He said “since I have been in politics, I have never betrayed anybody. I have worked with the latee Chief Adebayo Adefarati, Olumilua,Agagu and Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, I did not betray any of them.
He said, “I was faithful, loyal and committed to my bosses when I served as their commissioner, Secretary to the State Government even when there was a grand conspiracy against me at a point.”
Mimiko who spoke in his own dialect so that everybody would know that he was speaking the truth emphasized that he had a very good relationship with Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu until he declined on principles, his invitation to decamp to ACN.
Responding to Tinubu’s allegations that he was an ingrate who refused to reciprocate the assistance rendered to him while he was fighting for the restoration of the mandate which was later given to him, he said the allegation was false.
His words,“As for Tinubu, I challenge him to tell the whole world where and when he gave me money to contest election in 2007 or to prosecute my legal battle to reclaim my mandate. “The only thing he did was that he brought in forensic experts but I paid for all their services, including the cost of procuring all the materials they needed for their jobs and other logistics.
“Chief Wole Olanipekun my lead counsel is alive. He is aware of everything that happened. The only thing that Tinubu did was that he claimed to have paid the professional fee of Adrian Forty (the forensic expert) but did not give details.”
“Tinubu did not also negotiate with me on whether I will join his party after my legal victory. They asked me to join the Action Congress of Nigeria in 2010 and I said that my people are not willing to leave the LP.”
He concluded by describing his administration as God sent, adding that he has faithfully and sacrificially served his people since he got to the office as the Governor of Ondo State and promised to do more.
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