By DAYO JOHNSON
AKURE— THE speculations that the Ondo State governor Dr Olusegun Mimiko is planning to dump the Labour Party, LP, for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, ahead of the 2013 governorship election in the state has been dismissed.

Information and Strategy Commissioner, Mr. Kayode Akinmade debunked the insinuations yesterday.

Akinmade in a statement in Akure explained that “rather than defecting to another party, Mimiko would remain in LP and help to build it to a formidable party that would continue to deliver dividends of democracy to the citizenry.

“The governor will remain in Labour Party and build the party. Nigeria is operating federalism and the people of Ondo State reserve the right to join any party of their choice.

The Commissioner urged the people of the state and Nigerians in general to disregard Mimiko’s defection rumours, alleging that they were being peddled by those who wanted to cause confusion using falsehood and propaganda.