- Dr Olusegun Mimiko has quit the Peoples Democratic
Party just as he concluded plans to return to his former
party, the Labour Party
- Mimiko, a former Ondo state governor, said he was
quitting the PDP for “well-thought-out personal reasons”
- In its response, the PDP pointed out that it had tried to
convince Mimiko to stay; but that his exit would have no
negative impact on the party
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has received a letter of
resignation from a former Governor of Ondo state, Dr
Olusegun Mimiko.
Mimiko resigned from the PDP, as he concluded
arrangements to return to his former party, the Labour Party
(LP), Punch reports.
NAIJ.com gathers that Mimiko’s action came following a
disagreement which ensued between him and some PDP
national leaders, shortly after he left office as governor in
2017.
Mimiko, in a letter addressed to the PDP’s state leadership on
Wednesday, June 13, explained that the decision to leave the
party was a personal one.
He stated in part: “I hereby with utmost humility, inform you
of my decision to resign my membership of the PDP with effect
from today, June 13, 2018, for some well-thought-out personal
reasons.
“It was an honour working with the many prominent
Nigerians with whom I shared the PDP platform for the entire
period I was in there as a member.
“Accept, please, the assurance of my very high regards.”
In response, the state shairman of the PDP, Clement Faboyede
said the party was waxing stronger daily, and that Mimiko’s
exit would not have any negative impact.
He said: “Mimiko is a human being; he has the right to his
opinion. We have tried at all levels to discourage him, but he
insisted on leaving.
“One thing I know is that PDP will not die as he (Mimiko)
leaves. We have survived many turbulent times in the past, so
if he goes, it cannot affect us negatively.”
Olusegun Mimiko joined the PDP in 2014, and later became
the chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum.
