Politics
Mimiko plans N.5bn ‘parting gifts’ for politicians –APC alleges
Ondo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused departing Governor Olusegun Mimiko of approving N500million as “parting gifts” to political office holders in the state.
The allegation was contained in a statement the state APC Publicity Secretary, Abayomi Adesanya, released on Saturday, adding that the alleged N500million parting gift was from the state Local Governments Joint Account.
Part of the statement read, “We have authoritatively gathered that Governor Olusegun Mimiko, whose tenure expires in 12 days’ time has approved a take-home package of N500million (taxpayers’ money) as valedictory packages for the 18 council chairmen.
“Other beneficiaries of the parting gifts are officials of the Ministry of Mineral Resources, who oversee the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, and Mr Governor himself.
“Each of the council chairmen and senior civil servants (names withheld), who are involved in facilitating the documentation and perfection of the loot, are to part with N20 million, while Mr Governor goes with a lion share of N300 million.”
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The state APC therefore called on the accountant general of the state and permanent secretaries not to succumb to pressure by Mimiko and his cronies to milk the state dry before the expiration of their tenure.
The party warned, “There shall be commensurate negative consequences for every wrong actions or inaction. The action is a daylight robbery of the commonwealth of the good people of Ondo State.’’
It urged banks and other financial institutions in the state not to allow themselves to be used to carry out the “shady deal’’.
The allegation is coming on the heels of the end of Mimiko’s eight-year tenure on February 23 and the swearing-in of the governor-elect, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN) on February 24.
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