Mimiko hails PDP, laments on the state of the nation

Mimiko hails PDP, laments on the state of the nation

– Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo state is a tested and trusted politician

– Over the years, he has gained a reputation for himself as a political heavyweight

– Popularly called ‘Iroko’, Mimiko is known to be a tough talker and he never disappoints

Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday, June 7, got re-energised by the strong words uttered by the chairman of the PDP Governors Forum and Ondo state governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko.

 

L-R: Former national vice chairman of the PDP; Prince Uche Secondus,Ondo state governor; Dr Olusegun Mimiko and secretary of the caretaker committee; Chief Ben Obi at the event yesterday

Speaking at the inauguration of the Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led caretaker committee of the party, Mimiko charged all the party faithfuls to work together for the success of the PDP especially towards the 2019 general elections. Mimiko who spoke on behalf of all the PDP governors, hailed the contributions of senior members of the PDP like former information minister; Professor Jerry Gana and former deputy Senate president, Alhaji Ibrahim Mantu for their intervention in the party’s affairs over the last few weeks.

Mimiko also spoke about the state of the nation, describing the uproar across the nation as a first, capable of destroying the nation. His words: ”In all my years in this country as an adolescent and as a politically active adult, and I have been for a few years now, dying has never been this cheap in this country. ”Beheading, dying has never come to the forefront of our national discourse. It seems that everyday you open the newspaper, it is either beheading here, people dying there and carting them away to secret graves. ”These are the worst of times for this nation, our economy is bad, yes! But what is more troubling, and every Nigerian that is truly called a Nigerian should be worried about, this is an era I call unbridled centrifugalism. ”All the centrifugal forces threatening to tear this nation apart. These forces are gaining strength, but where they are getting strength, I don’t know but I guess it is the mis-management of the affairs of this nation is one of the sources of this renewed strength of these forces. ”We want to have a nation, we want to have a Nigeria that is based on justice, we want a government that protects the people of Nigeria. ”We want a nation where those who have the mandate of the people will stand up for the security of this nation. These are very very worrisome times in this nation.” Mimiko called for prayers for Nigeria, but added that apart from prayers, the country needs PDP because according to him, the party is good at bringing this Nigerians together. ”Whatever anybody may say about PDP, PDP has not been a perfect party, PDP has its own limitations, but one thing that anybody cannot deny, is that PDP is a pan-Nigerian party and has succeeded to bringing everybody together in this country,” Mimiko said.

At the event, the PDP shelved aside as members of the party united in prayers for President Muhammadu Buhari. Led by the deputy Senate president, Ike Ekweremadu, the PDP prayed for the full recovery of the president and wished him success in his endeavours.