Following an alleged romance between the Ondo State governor,
Dr. Olusegun Mimiko and the former deputy governor of Osun State, Senator
Iyiola Omisore, some chieftains of Labour party in Ondo State are ready to lock
horns with the governor of the State
Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko and Senator Omisore, the former
chairman of Senate Commttee on Appropriation who is among governorship aspirants
of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, are believed to have been holding
several secret meetings majority
Though, both Mimiko and Omisore are said to be age-long friends,
they reportedly met at the residence of a chieftain of the PDP in Osogbo before
they both attended a dinner organized by the Lion’s Club, district 404 recently
in Osogbo.
Mimiko and Omisore were said to have met privately with some
other chieftains of the PDP in the state later, it was gathered , appeared at
the GMT Hotel, venue of the dinner, where an award was also conferred on
Omisore by the club.
The meeting between Mimiko and Omisore, according to reliable
sources, may not be unconnected with next year’s governorship election in the
state, as Omisore has started mobilizing support for the realization of his
long nursed dream of becoming the governor of the state.
Omisore is believed to be the leading aspirant among the
contestants in the PDP for the state governorship ticket.
However, the romance seems not to go down well with some members
of Labour Party. Those that spoke with TheNews Daily correspondent in Akure
and Ondo town respectively lamented that the romance might have bad influence
of the party.
The fact that the duo are long-time friends cannot be erase, but
the Labour Party chieftains who craved anonymity maintained that the relationship
“should not affect their political affairs”. The advised that governor Mimiko
should not allow the friendship to affect his political lifestyle.
The respondents, who vowed to take every necessary precaution to
fight against Omisore’s influence in the party, said “nobody is against their friendship,
infact it is good, He (Mimiko) should not allow that to influence him. We will
take every necessary precaution to ensure that our party doesn’t have any
affiliation with any other party and we will not allow anyone to drag us into
what is not all in the name of ‘friendship’.
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