PDP: Mimiko backs Wike's call for restructuring, rejects inclusion in Atiku's presidential campaign council

Olusegun Mimiko, the former Governor of Ondo State has rejected his appointment as the leader of the presidential campaign council committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state.

Mimiko said his consent was not sought in a statement released by his Special Assistant on Media, John Akinduro n Wednesday, October 26.

The former Governor also said that he supports agitations for restructuring the party's leadership architecture.

Recall that MyNigeria reported that the former Ondo Governor was appointed the leader of the presidential campaign council committee of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state.

The Nations reports that Ambassador Roland Omowa was named Chairman of the 441-member committee while Barr. Eyitayo Jegede was named the vice chairman.

The statement read

“Dr Olusegun Mimiko has been inundated with calls and messages from the general public, and his political friends and concerned individuals around the nation; and in particular, his teeming supporters across the length and breadth of Ondo State, seeking clarity on fake news making the rounds since yesterday that he had ditched Governors Nyesom Wike, Seyi Makinde and their colleague governors, and abandoned the agitation for regional equity within the PDP; and in particular, making a party member of southern extraction its national chairman before the 2023 election.

“The report and the list that triggered it are fake and a deliberate attempt to muddle things up and smear Dr Olusegun Mimiko.

“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 diversity if it genuinely wants to unify a visibly divided country.”