Former Ondo State Governor, Olusegun Mimiko, has rejected the appointment given to him by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar.
Atiku had appointed Mimiko as the leader of the PDP’s Presidential Campaign Council in the State, but the former governor has reportedly rejected the offer.
As reported by The Nation, Mimiko is supporting the calls for equity and fairness being echoed by Rivers State governor, Nyesome Wike, in the party.
The former governor, in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media and Digital Communications, John Paul Akinduro, said he had been inundated with calls and messages from political associates on whether he has abandoned Wike and four other governors demanding the resignation of PDP National Chairman Senator Iyorchia Ayu as a condition to back Atiku’s presidential aspiration.
The statement reads: “It must be stated with emphasis that Dr. Mimiko was neither consulted by anyone nor consented to his inclusion in any Ondo state PDP Presidential Campaign Council list.
“For the avoidance of doubt and to set the record straight, Dr Mimiko is unwavering in his commitment to the principle of equity, fairness and justice through which he believes a credible push for a PDP victory is possible.
“He fully subscribes to the agitation by his colleagues and other stakeholders in PDP and the generality of Nigerians that the PDP structure must reflect Nigeria’s diversities if it genuinely wants to unify a visibly divided country.”