Perhaps Segun Mimiko of Ondo State was banking on the fact that it
was unlikely for the strong man of Lagos Politics, Ahmed Bola Tinubu to
openly confirm that he spent heavy amount of money on him, this informed
his open denial and direct challenge to Tinubu to tell the public
whether he gave him money.
Usually, politicians would not take up such challenge, preferring to
lick their wound silently. But Jagaban is no ordinary politician.
Yesterday, he not only confirmed that he gave huge sums of money to
Mimiko but that the latter begged and was rolling on the floor when he
badly needed help. This account goes on to confirm that Segun Mimiko is
an unapologetic serial betrayal of trust, a politics-at-all-cost
personality and a lying politician who believes that the end justifies
the means.
Sunday Aborisade of the Punch put up a concise report on the Tinubu’s confirmation.
REPORT BY SUNDAY ABORISADE
Former
Lagos State Governor Bola Tinubu has claimed that he supported Ondo
State Governor Olusegun Mimiko with millions of pounds in cash during
the legal battle to reclaim his mandate after the 2007 election in the
state.
Tinubu made the allegation during the Redemption Rally organised by
the Action Congress of Nigeria in Akure to mobilise support for the
party’s candidate in Saturday’s governorship election, Mr. Rotimi
Akeredolu.
The ACN leader said Mimiko was economical with the truth when he
claimed that he did not receive money from him while the battle lasted.
Tinubu, who quoted copiously from the Holy Bible while addressing the
people, insisted that he gave money and vehicles to Mimiko as part of
his contribution.
He said, “Mimiko claimed that I did not spend money when he had
problems with his mandate, this is not true. It is a lie. He came to me
and begged me to support him, rolling on the ground.
“He (Mimiko) claimed that Wole Olanipekun was there when we were
planning the strategy, this is not correct. Rotimi Akeredolu was among
the lawyers we organised for him.
“He collected money from me. I spent millions of pounds sterling but
he betrayed me. It was Yemi Osinbajo who travelled to Israel and other
countries to arrange the experts that helped him prosecute the case.
“People warned me not to help him because of his antecedents of being
a serial traitor. He betrayed Adebayo Adefarati, Olusegun Agagu, and
Chief Olusegun Obasanjo among others, but I still helped him.
“Mimiko has called me a godfather, yes, I am a positive godfather and
even, god fatherism is biblical and that is why Christians refer to God
as their father.
“I play god-fatherism in the South-West for the good of our people.
My godfatherism is for progress, it is for mentoring. I have brought
development to Oyo, Osun, Ekiti, Lagos, Edo and Ogun states and the
people are better for it.”
Tinubu condemned the mega school concept of the Mimiko
administration, saying the schools were not meant for a low populated
state like Ondo.
He said, “Mega school is not meant for Ondo. You don’t have the
population. The mega school concept can only work in places like Lagos
which is densely populated.
“Mimiko is just deceiving you with his mega school idea. It cannot
work. We build millennium schools in Lagos where we have thousands of
children. What you have in Ondo is a deceit.”
The ACN National Leader said Ondo would lose a lot if the people
refused to put an ACN government in place through their votes on
Saturday.
LibertyReport
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