The Labour Party, LP, in Ondo State has denied obtaining financial assistance from the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

A statement by the party’s Director of Publicity and Research, Prince Koye Odigiyon, said the allegation of collecting N1.2billion by the party’s former chairman, Dr. Olaiya Oni, an ACN, was nothing but sheer propaganda that should be discountenanced .

Odogiyon who in the statement said Mimiko had refrained from “joining issues with of the ACN because he is a responsible politician and a disciplined Yoruba person who will still not resort to the well known antics of the capture Ondo State at all cost crowd and throw decorum to the winds. The LP will not allow the deceit to continue.”

He however, said the reply became necessary to clear the air on the allegation of betrayal and support.

The LP spokesperson said the argument of betrayal had been repeated too often that there was tendency for sober minds to believe.

“Two people are involved here, Tinubu and Mimiko, the former has not said that he gave the latter a penny, those who go about bandying allegations are merely speculating all in the bid to portray themselves as saying something. On our part, the story is constant: Mimiko took no kobo from Tinubu.” he said.