Gov Olusegun Mimiko Going Nowhere Before Feb 24, Aide Denies Alleged Plot By Out Going Ondo Helmsman To Flee Before Handover Date

Ondo State Commissioner for Information Kayode Akinmade yesterday denied that Governor Olusegun Mimiko planned to leave the state before the February 24 handover date.

Akinmade said: “I’m a member of the transition committee and I am aware that the governor and the governor-elect met three days ago to finetune the transition programme.

“I am aware that there are projects to be inaugurated by the governor between now and February 24, so if somebody is saying that the governor is planning to go on vacation, that means such a person is coming from space.

“This is concocted information. There is no iota of truth in what he is saying.’’
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state alleged that Mimiko planned to go on vacation before the handover.

Publicity Secretary Abayomi Adesanya, in a statement in Akure, said: “If this happens, it will create complexities in the smooth take-off for Governor-elect Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN).

Adesanya alleged that Mimiko planned to sneak out of the country through the land border, before travelling on a chartered flight to either Canada or China.

“We, therefore, call on security agencies to beef up security and surveillance in and around the country’s borders to prevent the governor and his cronies from escaping with alleged state’s looted funds,’’ he stated.

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