By SAM EYOBOKA

ABUJA – AHEAD of the October 20 governorship election in Ondo State, indigenes of the state have been enjoined to forget party politics and ensure they return Dr. Olusegun Mimiko as governor through their votes.

This call was made by National Chairman of Labour Party,LP, Chief Dan Nwanyanwu, and a former member of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dina Melaye, at the first Ondo State Indigene Get-together Forum convened by the state Liaison Office in Abuja.

In his keynote address, Nwanyanwu noted that Mimiko’s achievements  had surpassed general expectations, adding that the governor’s victory at the poll was  a fait accompli.

He said: “As a party, we are happy with the governor because he has performed beyond our expectation. All the projects that the governor has embarked upon are projects that are touching peoples’ lives.

Wahala dey for other parties — Melaye
Melaye  said he was invited to the event because of his friendship with the state and his belief in the administration of Mimiko.

He said: “I hope I will not be accused of committing an anti-party offence and I will not be facing any disciplinary committee of my party. But the truth needs to be told, not minding whose ox is gored.

”From what I saw in Ondo State in terms of infrastructural development, like the popular song, ‘wahala dey, wahala dey’, I really believe that for every other political party, ‘wahala dey’.

Relatedly, House Leader and a member of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, Mrs. Mulikat Akande-Adeola, who was at the event in solidarity with her colleagues in the House, said she honoured the invitation in appreciation of the governor and people of Ondo State for their massive support during the speakership election in the lower legislative chamber last year.

A Senior Special Adviser, to Mimiko and the state’s Liaison Officer in Abuja,  Toyin Aladegbami, said the success of the Mimiko administration was a product of careful planning.