PDP’s candidate wrong on Mimiko’s projects – Group.

 by Sunday Aborisade.

Committee for Good Governance on Monday condemned comments credited to Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate for the October 20 governorship election in Ondo State, Chief Olusola Oke, that he would scrap some of the projects by the Olusegun Mimiko administration if elected.

Oke allegedly told journalists during an interactive session on Friday in Akure that he would scrap the Mega schools, fountain, dew spinners and other projects initiated and executed by Mimiko, which he described as “cosmetics”, if elected.

But the CGG, in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, Mr. Dayo Eniafe, wondered why Oke “should think of scrapping an educational initiative meant to benefit children of the less privileged”.

The group insisted that the Mega School concept was designed to guarantee children of the poor better access to education.

The statement read in part, “Already, four of the mega schools, which were designed to accommodate 1,000 students each, have been constructed in Akure, Ondo, Okitipupa and Ikare.

“Also, each of the eight model schools in Oke Ijebu in Akure, Oka Akoko, Ile Oluji, Araromi Obu, and Idanre have 21 classrooms that can accommodate 25 children in an environment very conducive for learning.

“We wonder why Oke is thinking of scrapping such a laudable project when the Mimiko administration has perfected arrangement to award the contract for the construction of five new mega secondary schools that will accommodate about 5,000 students each.”

Meanwhile, a coalition of socio-political groups in state on Monday adopted Mimiko for another term in office.