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State Governor Olusegun Mimiko has denied the rumour that his sibling, Prof
Olufemi Mimiko, is eyeing the chairmanship of the Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC).
Prof
Mimiko recently completed his term as Vice Chancellor of the Adekunle Ajasin
University (AAU), Akungba-Akoko.
There
have been speculations over the move by the Presidency to sack the INEC
Chairman, Prof Attahiru Jega and replace him with Prof Mimiko.
Speaking
to reporters yesterday in Akure, the state capital, the governor said:”I don’t
know where the propaganda came from. It is not true; my brother did not apply
for INEC job.
“Let
me tell you, it is just propaganda from the opposition. If this is true,
I should be in the best position to know. I don’t know what they want to gain
from the rumour.
“President
Jonathan had also denied that Prof Jega is to be removed from office, so it is
a lie. Prof Mimiko did not apply or lobby for INEC job.
On the
statement credited to former President Olusegun Obasanjo that President
Goodluck Jonathan deliberately shifted the polls to scuttle democracy, the
governor said the evidence on ground could not support the postulation of the
former president.
According
to him, INEC was not adequately prepared for the election, especially in the
distribution of Permanent Voter Cards.
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