The Ondo state chapter of Labour
Party (LP) has presented Olusegun Mimiko, former governor of the state, with a
membership card.
Mimiko defected from the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday, saying he left the party for “personal
reasons”.
However, his move to return to LP
was opposed by Mike Omotosho, national chairman of a faction of the party.
At a press conference in Abuja on
Wednesday, Omotosho said the party was not interested in having Mimiko under
its umbrella.
“We urge politicians like the
former governor of Ondo state to stay clear of the new Labour Party because we
are aware of their gimmicks to lure the Labour Party in the direction of other
political parties with the hope of rehabilitating their dwindling political
relevance,” he said.
He had accused Mimiko of
abandoning the party a few days to its national convention in October 2014,
saying that “such a treachery and betrayal of a party that gave the former
governor succour in the darkest hour of his political career especially as manifest
in his two-term victory on the ticket of Labour Party is to say the least,
cheap and callous”.
But on Thursday, Mimiko picked
LP’s membership card amid cheering supporters.
More to follow…
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