Olusegun Mimiko, former governor of Ondo State, has officially joined the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Mimiko, who served as governor of Ondo State between 2009 and 2016, resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in April.
The former governor formally joined the APC at the party’s Ward 7 secretariat in Ondo West Local Government Area on Thursday.
Explaining his decision, Mimiko said he joined the ruling party to support the developmental agenda of President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
“There are a lot of good things being done by the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led government,” he said.
“And though much more will still have to be done, I am coming in to lend my support to ongoing efforts to keep Nigeria on the path of peace, progress, and genuine development.”
Mimiko praised the president for introducing initiatives such as the student loan scheme and ongoing efforts to decentralise policing in the country.
“The NELFUND initiative to democratise access to education is another commendable effort of Mr. President, which must be applauded, and for an avowed supporter of state police like myself, the current effort to decentralise policing as being pursued is another reason I am happy to be part of the current effort under Mr. President,” Mimiko said.
Welcoming the former governor into the party, Kolawole Babatunde, chairman of the APC in Ondo State, described Mimiko as a progressive politician.
“Mimiko is a progressive all through, and his coming into the APC is like a homecoming,” he said.
Babatunde added that President Tinubu’s policies and programmes were progressive in nature and already yielding positive results for Nigerians.
The event was attended by party leaders, cabinet members of the Ondo State Government, APC stalwarts, and principal officers of the state house of assembly.
