From TAIWO AMODU, Abuja
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC) has reacted officially to the outcome of the Ondo State governorship election held at the weekend. According to the results declared by the country’s electoral body, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday, the Ondo electorate re-elected the Labour Party (LP) candidate and incumbent Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko to exercise a fresh mandate of four years, while the PDP candidate, Mr. Olusola Oke came second.
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) candidate, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu, came a distant third. But the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, in a statement adduced late entry to the race as responsible for its defeat. Metuh said though the PDP was not declared the winner of the election, the party was happy with the performance of its candidate “who obviously joined the race late.
“While we commend, Chief Olusola Oke, his running mate, members and supporters of our party, we wish to also congratulate Chief Olusegun Mimiko on his victory. “Another lesson is here for the nation, especially the opposition political parties to draw from the commitment of our great party to the full entrenchment of the legacy of free, fair and credible polls. Ostensible is the manifest unwavering devotion of President Goodluck Jonathan to the cause of democracy.
He led the campaign of our party to Ondo and promised free and fair election. Free and fair election he has once more delivered.” The party further commended INEC and the security agencies for the peaceful conduct of the polls, “urging them to learn from any observed loopholes to continue improving in future elections.” Metuh equally applauded the Ondo electorate for spurning what he claimed to be, “their emphatic rejection of tribalism and narrow political adventurism which were the hallmark of the campaign of the ACN in the just concluded gubernatorial election.
“How better do Nigerians say no to the drumbeats of tribalism and political narrowness than what the people of Ondo have just done with their votes? It is a quantum forward leap for those who understand the dangers of undue manipulation of national diversity for narrow political whims and a huge setback, utter rejection for the champions of ethnic politics.”
His Excellency,
l want to say BIG congratulation to you Sir, the members of the Labour Party, and also to the good people of Ondo State. I am Simon Ogunlana, although, am not in Nigeria presently but i could seen how the race were going on in Online news paper.
When two people runs the race, one must surely win. And for the fact that you did not allow anybody to bring you down that was why you have been there again.
l just want to add contribution that, people of Ondo State are espect more better from you, more hard working than before , as you know that Ondo State is the Centre of South West State where people are majorly proud the natural resources for the benefit of Yoruba and Nigeria at large.
May God continue with you in the second term, to carry the people of Ondo to the promise land and maintain the legacy you had already lay in the history of the first Governor to be re-elected in the State.l am very happy to Felicitate with you for a fresh mandate to another four years.
Longlife for you, Longlife for the people of Ondo State, Longlife for the entire people of Nigeria at large.
Yours,
Simon Ogunlana
Ondo voters voted for personnality based on performance and not because of tribalism,they are all brothers despite political ideology.
PDP should not try to bring that into being to gain cheap popularity come 2015.The party remains an aberration in our political history.
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congrats Mimiko
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The PDP was injected later to stop ACN. The party know that they could not beat LP. However, they are determined to ridicule ACN, and they definitely achieved that aim. Kudos to GEJ, INEC, Mimiko and people of Ondo State.
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The era for tribal politics in Nigeria has gone. My humble felicitation goes deeply to my gentle friend Dr Mimiko and the good, understanding of modern day Nigeria , the Ondo state for shunning all odds in voting according to their conscience in last week Saturday election that has been nation wide adjudged to be free and fare. This is to be served as a big lesson to other politicians that hid themselves on the umbrella of political parties to gain elective prominence that entually end up dismal in terms of deliverying democracy dividends in their various states of origin. it all started from IMO state where the people jettisoned zoning and all long time PDP in governance there, but rightly voted for personality. In a man they trusted very much that has human heart. God Bless Ondo state in Jesus name, Amen!