has alleged that there are some cabals in the
Presidency who want to stop the factional
governorship candidate of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, Mr.
Eyitayo Jegede from contesting the November
26, governorship election in the state.
Mimiko stated this in Akure, the state capital
yesterday at a programme in honour of the
founder of the Odua Peoples Congress, Dr.
Frederick Faseun.
The governor who said he know that President
Mohammadu Buhari was not part of the
injustice, noted that, “I am now a part-time
resident of Abuja these days to ensure my
people get justice and I know the injustice will
not stand”.
It would be recalled that Jegede’s name was
removed from the list of contestants of the
forthcoming governorship election in the state
by the Independent National Electoral
Commission and replaced it with Jimoh
Ibrahim’s name from the Ali Modu Sheriff’s
faction of the party on the order of an Abuja
High Court.
Both Makarfi’s faction of the party and the
candidate, Jegede had filed an appeal at the
appellate court to challenge the order of the
high court.
Mimiko, who was the chairman of the
occasion said, some people in the Presidency
allegedly wanted to stop Jegede from
contesting the election by all means.
Meanwhile, the Ahmed Makarfi led factional
chairman of the PDP in the state, Mr. Clement
Faboyede, has also assured members of the
party across the state that Jegede would get
justice from the court of appeal in Abuja.
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