mimiko Archives - Freedom Online ...express yourself Thu, 15 Nov 2018 19:09:50 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://freedomonline.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cropped-icon-32x32.png mimiko Archives - Freedom Online 32 32 2019: Mimiko withdraws from presidential race, seeks to represent Ondo Central District in Senate https://freedomonline.com.ng/2019-mimiko-withdraws-from-presidential-race-seeks-to-represent-ondo-central-district-in-senate/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/2019-mimiko-withdraws-from-presidential-race-seeks-to-represent-ondo-central-district-in-senate/#respond Thu, 15 Nov 2018 19:09:50 +0000 http://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=82899 The Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) has announced the withdrawal of its presidential candidate, Mr Olusegun Mimiko, from the 2019 election. The National Chairman of the party, Mr Dan Nwanyanwu made the announcement at a news conference in Abuja on Thursday. He said the party would approach the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to withdraw Mimiko’s […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/2019-mimiko-withdraws-from-presidential-race-seeks-to-represent-ondo-central-district-in-senate/feed/ 0 NLC, Labour Party reject Mimiko as presidential flagbearer https://freedomonline.com.ng/nlc-labour-party-reject-mimiko-as-presidential-flagbearer/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/nlc-labour-party-reject-mimiko-as-presidential-flagbearer/#respond Thu, 13 Sep 2018 18:58:40 +0000 http://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=78095 The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected plan by former National chairman of the Labour Party, Abdulkadir Abdulsalam, to adopt Dr. Olusegun Mimiko as the party’s presidential flagbearer for the 2019 general elections. Mr Ayuba Wabba, NLC President and Mrs Ebere Ifendu, the National Publicity Secretary, Labour Party, stated this at a joint news conference […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/nlc-labour-party-reject-mimiko-as-presidential-flagbearer/feed/ 0 Why I want to be president, by Mimiko https://freedomonline.com.ng/why-i-want-to-be-president-by-mimiko/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/why-i-want-to-be-president-by-mimiko/#respond Thu, 13 Sep 2018 18:51:32 +0000 http://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=78087 Former Ondo State governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, on Thursday, declared to run for the office of the president on the platform of Labour Party (LP) in 2019. Mimiko, who declared his intention at the National Secretariat of the party in Abuja,expressed concern over what he described as wanton killings in the Middle Belt and other […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/why-i-want-to-be-president-by-mimiko/feed/ 0 Mimiko: I have returned to Labour Party, ‘my true political family’ https://freedomonline.com.ng/mimiko-i-have-returned-to-labour-party-my-true-political-family/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/mimiko-i-have-returned-to-labour-party-my-true-political-family/#respond Thu, 14 Jun 2018 22:04:29 +0000 http://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=72392 Former Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State, on Thursday, formally retraced his steps back into the Labour Party (LP) at a rally held in Ondo town, headquarters of Ondo West Local Government. Mimiko had on Wednesday resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) via a letter submitted at the party’s secretariat in Akure. […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/mimiko-i-have-returned-to-labour-party-my-true-political-family/feed/ 0 Defection: NLC, Labour Party reject Mimiko https://freedomonline.com.ng/defection-nlc-labour-party-reject-mimiko/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/defection-nlc-labour-party-reject-mimiko/#respond Wed, 13 Jun 2018 23:25:55 +0000 http://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=72336 The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Labour Party have rejected plans by the immediate past governor of Ondo state, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, to return to the party. Dr Mike Omotosho, Chairman, Labour Party, made this known while addressing newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja. Omotosho said the party has no candidate for the forthcoming governorship […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/defection-nlc-labour-party-reject-mimiko/feed/ 0 Mimiko threatens to sue APC Publicity Secretary over ‘false allegations against Buhari’ https://freedomonline.com.ng/mimiko-threatens-sue-apc-publicity-secretary-false-allegations-buhari/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/mimiko-threatens-sue-apc-publicity-secretary-false-allegations-buhari/#respond Wed, 22 Nov 2017 23:10:03 +0000 http://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=61528 1. My attention has just been drawn to a publication titled, ‘How Mimiko funded the certificate legal warfare against Buhari,’ circulated in many online platforms, and said to be contained in a book (soon to be presented to the public) authored by Mr. Bolaji Abdullahi, onetime Minister in the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan, and […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/mimiko-threatens-sue-apc-publicity-secretary-false-allegations-buhari/feed/ 0 Mimiko left N220bn debt, says Akeredolu https://freedomonline.com.ng/mimiko-left-n220bn-debt-says-akeredolu/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/mimiko-left-n220bn-debt-says-akeredolu/#respond Thu, 31 Aug 2017 00:43:19 +0000 http://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=57787 Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, on Wednesday, declared that his administration inherited a debt burden of N220.58bn from the Dr. Olusegun Mimiko administration. Akeredolu made this known in Akure while swearing-in commissioners and special advisers. He advised the people of the state to refrain from acts that could further push the state into deep […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/mimiko-left-n220bn-debt-says-akeredolu/feed/ 0 Akeredolu: Ondo people have good reasons to be proud of Mimiko https://freedomonline.com.ng/akeredolu-ondo-people-good-reasons-proud-mimiko/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/akeredolu-ondo-people-good-reasons-proud-mimiko/#respond Tue, 11 Apr 2017 20:35:55 +0000 http://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=51275 Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Tuesday said his predecessor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, should be appreciated for leaving behind immense achievements to be built upon. Akeredolu made the assertion during his courtesy visit to Oba Victor Kiladejo, the Osemawe of Ondo Kingdom in Ondo town. The governor said that people of the state had […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/akeredolu-ondo-people-good-reasons-proud-mimiko/feed/ 0 Mimiko meets Osinbajo, says 13 of 26 Ondo lawmakers can’t impeach Speaker https://freedomonline.com.ng/mimiko-meets-osinbajo-says-13-of-26-ondo-lawmakers-cant-impeach-speaker/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/mimiko-meets-osinbajo-says-13-of-26-ondo-lawmakers-cant-impeach-speaker/#respond Tue, 07 Feb 2017 18:32:40 +0000 http://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=48486 Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State on Tuesday in Abuja met with the Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, and invited him to inaugurate some projects in the state before his exit from the Government House on February 24. Answering questions from State House correspondents after the meeting, which was held behind closed doors, Mimiko disclosed […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/mimiko-meets-osinbajo-says-13-of-26-ondo-lawmakers-cant-impeach-speaker/feed/ 0 Ondo Assembly crisis: Police disrupt proceedings, attempt to seal off premises; protesters attack Mimiko’s convoy https://freedomonline.com.ng/ondo-assembly-crisis-police-disrupt-proceedings-attempt-to-seal-off-premises-protesters-attack-mimikos-convoy/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/ondo-assembly-crisis-police-disrupt-proceedings-attempt-to-seal-off-premises-protesters-attack-mimikos-convoy/#respond Thu, 02 Feb 2017 20:53:55 +0000 http://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=48322 The ongoing crisis in the Ondo State House of Assembly, on Thursday, took a new dimension as the State’s police command attempted to seal off the Assembly complex. The Police in Akure had stormed the Assembly complex in an attempt to prevent break down of law and order while a faction of the lawmakers was […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/ondo-assembly-crisis-police-disrupt-proceedings-attempt-to-seal-off-premises-protesters-attack-mimikos-convoy/feed/ 0 Budget presentation: Ondo youths block Mimiko https://freedomonline.com.ng/budget-presentation-ondo-youths-block-mimiko/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/budget-presentation-ondo-youths-block-mimiko/#respond Wed, 01 Feb 2017 19:17:14 +0000 http://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=48280 Some youths in Ondo State on Wednesday in Akure protested against Governor Olusegun Mimiko over planned presentation of the 2017 budget at the House of Assembly. The protesters said the outgoing governor ought not to present the budget since his tenure in office would end on February 23. Mr Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN) of All Progressives […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/budget-presentation-ondo-youths-block-mimiko/feed/ 0 Bureau rates Mimiko high in health, education, construction https://freedomonline.com.ng/bureau-rates-mimiko-high-in-health-education-construction/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/bureau-rates-mimiko-high-in-health-education-construction/#respond Wed, 28 Dec 2016 20:46:43 +0000 http://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=46682 The Ondo State Bureau of Statistics has rated the outgoing governor of the state, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, high in addressing maternal mortality in the past eight years. The State`s Statistician General, Mr Dayo Aregbesola, gave the rating in Abuja on Wednesday. He stated that the rating was the product of the agency`s publication on the […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/bureau-rates-mimiko-high-in-health-education-construction/feed/ 0 Mimiko urges Akeredolu to sustain zero polio eradication policy https://freedomonline.com.ng/mimiko-urges-akeredolu-to-sustain-zero-polio-eradication-policy/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/mimiko-urges-akeredolu-to-sustain-zero-polio-eradication-policy/#respond Wed, 21 Dec 2016 21:47:30 +0000 http://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=46449 Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State on Wednesday called on the incoming administration of Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN) to sustain the zero polio eradication policy laid by his administration. Mimiko spoke at a meeting with the state task force members on polio eradication and routine immunisation in Akure. The governor said that continuous task of […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/mimiko-urges-akeredolu-to-sustain-zero-polio-eradication-policy/feed/ 0 APC: Mimiko secretly recruiting 10,000 workers, selling govt properties to cronies https://freedomonline.com.ng/apc-mimiko-secretly-recruiting-10000-workers-selling-govt-properties-to-cronies/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/apc-mimiko-secretly-recruiting-10000-workers-selling-govt-properties-to-cronies/#respond Fri, 16 Dec 2016 20:10:41 +0000 http://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=46254 The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State has raised the alarm over alleged secret recruitment of workers by the outgoing government of Governor Olusegun Mimiko into various ministries and parastatals in the state. A statement by the Publicity Secretary of APC in Ondo State, Mr Abayomi Adesanya, made this known to newsmen on Friday […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/apc-mimiko-secretly-recruiting-10000-workers-selling-govt-properties-to-cronies/feed/ 0 Mimiko, Akeredolu: No more war https://freedomonline.com.ng/mimiko-akeredolu-no-more-war/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/mimiko-akeredolu-no-more-war/#respond Wed, 14 Dec 2016 21:13:53 +0000 http://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=46137 Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State (right) and Governor-Elect, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN), when Akeredolu led some leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to visit Mimiko at the Governor’s Office, Akure…on Wednesday.

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