AHEAD
of the October 20 governorship election in Ondo State, Governor
Olusegun Mimiko yesterday publicly gave reasons why he declined
invitation from leaders of the Action Congress of Nigeria to join the
party despite much pressure.
Mimiko spoke at Ile Oluji during the continuation of his campaign tour
for re-election.
According
to him, “They did not say I have not performed; in fact, they
acknowledged that Ondo State is working. But they said I should come and
join their party and we told them that the people have not asked us to
join any political party as the Labour Party is doing fine.
“They
then threatened to make the state ungovernable and capture it if we did
not join them. But let me warn that they should remember the fates of
the boastful in history; God abhors the boastful.
“They are haughty and want to ride roughshod on our people and add them
to their empire.
But
I can assure them that God will thwart their evil plans and they shall
fail.”
Mimiko added: “Nothing but expansionist tendency and the desire to
annex Ondo State to their treasure-trove rather than any desire to
develop it were the prime reasons why the leaders of the oppositions
want to capture the state at all cost.
According
to him the desire by a particular political party to annex Ondo State
was to include it in their growing empire which they are attempting to
build in the South West.
He, however, warned that the opposition should perish the thought of
ever capturing the state and assured them of a resounding defeat on
October 20.