Mimiko joins APC in Ondo, pledges support for Tinubu’s peace, development agenda

A former Governor of Ondo State, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, officially joined the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday in Ondo West Local Government Area.

The ex-governor, who recently resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was received alongside his supporters by party executives at Ward 7, at the ward, local government, and state levels.

Speaking after his admission into the ruling party, Mimiko said he was joining to back ongoing efforts by President Bola Tinubu’s administration to promote peace, progress, and development across the country.

He stated, “There are a lot of good things being done by the Tinubu-led government, though much more still needs 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.”

The former governor also praised the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) initiative, calling it a step toward democratising access to education.

He further expressed support for efforts to decentralise policing in Nigeria, noting that the move aligns with his long-held advocacy for state police.

Ondo APC Chairman, Mr. Kolawole Babatunde, welcomed Mimiko as “a progressive in all ramifications,” adding that the former governor recorded remarkable achievements in health, education, and infrastructure during his time in office.

“Mimiko is a progressive all through, and his coming into the APC is like a homecoming,” Babatunde said.

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Dele Fashomi

Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.

Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.

He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.

Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).

He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.

He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.

Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled: Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.

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