ACN YOUTH VOWS TO DRAG MIMIKO BEFORE EFCC...If -Sunshine Voice

WE WILL DRAG MIMIKO TO EFCC IF…

-ACN Youths brags to publish looting by political appointees.

...Stop the N100bn Mimiko dangerous loan- Abayomi raises alarm

Coalition of over 25 Youths under the aegis of Democracy Fighters for Good Governance [DFFGG] affiliated to The Grasroots Mobilisers for the Action Congress of Nigeria Party [ACN] Ondo State has vowed that nothing will stop them from dragging the state governor, Dr.Olusegun Mimiko before the Economic  and Financial Crimes  Commission [ EFCC]  over financial recklessness and profligacy.

The Coordinator of the group, Comrade Dada Olawale Eminence warned that if Gov.Mimiko and his cabinet members dont stop the frivolous   spending of the  state resources and allocation profligately on Irrational celebrations saying they will be left with  no other option than to drag him before EFCC.

Comr’d Eminence  challenged Dr Mimiko as the state governor to publish without delay the statement of the state account since the inception of his administration.

On behalf of the masses of  Ondo State,Comrd Eminence gave the Mimiko led administration in the state a one week ultimatum to make public the statement of account of the state while warning that failure to meet these demands The Grassroots Mobiliser will live by its name by calling for a mass action against the government of Labour Party [LP].

The articulate youth leader gave the warning during the week while speaking at  the June 12 Anniversary Programme  held at the ACN party secretariat at Akure, the Ondo State capital that  Ondo State Youths have been having sleepless night over the wasteful manner in which the state government is spending the state resources.

“We have an in depth and exhaustive list of massive looting by Governor Mimiko’s cronies and political compatriots which we may publish soonest with pictorial and documentary evidences of all their looting” Eminence boasted

The youth leader pointed to the Governor spending illegally and on celebration that was uncalled for saying that Ondo State is a state that has been endowed with humanitarian resources in which the total citizens of the state needs to be enjoying till eternity but due to official recklessness and the ineptitude of the political office holders made 70% of the general population to wallowing in penury in a state that is ranked sixth among the Oil Producing states.

Comrd Eminence also said that the profligacy spending of Dr Mimiko and his political associate since their assumption into office on Feb,2009  spent over N568 million to celebrate their one year in office flying in his friends, colleagues, and hanger-on’s from all over the globe at the expense of the state. 

 The Youth leader also noted that if this celebration should persist for all the four years on yearly basis it would gulp the sum of N2.2billion, which worth’s  more than the budgeted allocation for some states for 2months.

He condemned the present government for engaging frivolous spending leaving the immediate needs of the people saying ‘that successful public administrator like Governor Fashola of Lagos does not need to spend  N568million on propaganda before Awori and the Egun masses of Lagos before the whole world will know he is doing excellently well.

The Youth leader revealed that “having considered this profligacy spending, we have concluded our plan to petition EFCC and approach the court of Law to stop further plundering of the state funds by the present administration.

“We require Mr. Governor to please publicize our allocation so far received from February 2009 to May 2011 and  how the N38billion inherited from Gov.Olusegun Agagu’s administration in the coffers of the state was spent.

Eminence concluded that it is criminal for the present government in Ondo State to have denied the people their right to know the state of account of the state, quoting  Section 125 of the amended 1999 Constitution  that, the Accountant General of the state should at least on yearly basis publish and submit the annual report, statement of account, financial statement to the House of Assembly, which is supposed to be audited for credibility and truth for debate, if that has been done, by now all these profligacy’s  would have been clearly identified”

The June 12 event attracted youths across the state and from the neighbouring states had Dr.Olu Agunloye as the Special Guest of Honour ,and Hon Otito Atikase as the Guest Speaker among others. 

In a related development  the Okeagbe born fiery lawyer and the leader of ACN in Ondo State, Dr.Tunji Abayomi has raised alarm over a N100 billion secret loan by Gov.Mimiko

Dr Abayomi said “again I am compelled to raise an alarm about future danger of our state finances, which a few weeks ago I drew the attention of the people of Ondo state to a secret loan of N30 billion authorized by the House of Assembly in a secret money deal.”

The House of Assembly, Abayomi said abdicated its duty to protect the financial interest of the people by not demanding for annual statement of public accounts of Ondo State as well as audited account before granting authority for a pernicious loan.

This was contained in a released signed by Dr Abayomi which was made available to Sunshine VOICE Weekly at Akure that the house chose to become Mimiko’s House, instead of Ondo State’s House.

He said Ondo state is gradually witnessing a realm in which the people have no influence and no rights over the democratic resource which government should be is gradually giving way for oppressive imposition by a pitiless government order, that disdains proper means or legitimate ends.

“The alert at the immediate urgent present moment is the new desire of Governor Mimiko to increase the N30 billion illegal loan to N100 billion. This new financial intake of N100 billion loan will certainly burst the financial health of Ondo state because her freedom will be imperiled by the gripping debt for a very long time”.

Abayomi also noted that Ondo State Government [ODSG] has become a desperate money merchant to solve many development problems it created out of utter failure  though saying ‘at least 7 major roads remain less than 30% completed over two years after the government came to power. It is estimated that Governor Mimiko’s “Dome” which has now been abandoned has consumed about N2 billion of public money’.

“The health sector in spite of international agency support is pregnant with undeliverable pain, the University is on angry strike, while the minimum wage of N18,000 remains unpaid by a government that was happy to spend over N1 billion to celebrate its first and second year anniversaries as Poverty prevails everywhere!”

He called on the people to resist the government from what he termed as dangerous loan that ‘it is now clear that to save the state from terrible financial trauma, the N30 billion loan need to be resisted.

“The N100 billion loan now desperately desired by the Mimiko government need to be stopped by the people of Ondo State, the only true guardian of their financial liberty. Mimiko’s Government must stop the dangerous loans’’

“The price of our liberty has, with urgent force, become eternal vigilance against the Mimiko government. Ondo States people be vigilant! Stand up to protect today and guarantee tomorrow” Abayomi concluded.

FESTUS OLUWOLE PROFILE -YOU WILL FEEL THE DIFFERENT

PROFILE OF FESTUS OLUWOLE:

..the man behind you will feel the different campaign

             Festus Oluwole-Governorship Aspirant Ondo State 2013

Sometimes in April the residents of Akure the state capital and its environs were stunned by a political campaign posters titled ‘You  will soon feel the different’ flooding the streets of Akure.

These was followed by a lot of insinuations as the group remained faceless during the period while the message continued to reverberate as the main political discussion.

The captions on the poster was written in both Yoruba and English languages that”E ku amumora eyin ara Ipinle Ondo,Oludande n’bo,You will soon feel the difference”

Attempt by Sunshine VOICE reporters to unmask the groups and their political goal led our reporters to linking up with the spokesperson who revealed the arrow head of the campaigners  as one Festus Oluwole and explained  what led to the formation of the group and what they hope to achieve with the political struggle.

The group known as Feel-the-Difference is a political platform currently making wave in the state and was established to promote and actualize the political aspiration of Mr Festus Oluwole to be the next governor of Ondo State come 2013.

Oluwole is one of the Akoko born politicians that has openly declared his gubernatorial ambition to contest the 2012 election in Ondo State.

The successful Tax Consultant hails from Akunnu, Akoko North East LG, Ondo North senatorial zone and was born into the famous Ajiho ruling house, ebi-olu, Akunnu-Akoko.

He had his early Primary school and secondary education at Ikare, Ikaram, Irun,all in Akokoland ,from there he gained admission to the Government Trade  Center, Owo for his technical training.

While in search of the golden fleece, Oluwole sought and also got admitted to the famous Centennial College,Scarborough, Ontario, Canada and the Columbia Pacific University,Canada where he obtained his Masters of Science degree in Civil Engineering
He is an active member of many local and international professional organisations like the Nigerian Society of Engineers[NSE],Canadian Tax Foundation,National Association of Tax Professionals- USA
He is currently the Northern Zonal manager of  Frank Armoo & Co (Chartered Accountants) an Abuja based Tax consultant firm over seeing the  company’s  operations in the North Central zone.

In the past,Oluwole had held many positions, honoured with various awards for his active political, communal participation and influence both at home and in diaspora.
Among these positions are the past President of the Yoruba Community Association, Ontario Canada,Past President African Canadian Entrepreneurs Organization- Canada
He was also the Past President Scarborough Rouge River Progressive Conservative Party Riding (electroral district) Association and he was
past campaign Manager of Mubasher Dar Campaign,Ontario Progressive Conservative party
As a recipient  of both the Leadership Award of the Ile-oluji Community in Canada,and Black History Month Leadership Award- Ontario Canada he believed that he was adequately equipped for the enviable position of the Governor of Ondo State in 2013.

ADEKAMBI DONATES BUSES TO ACN OSE,OWO

Femi Adekanmbi donate buses to ACN OSE,OWO

...after Hon Bola Ilori,Jimoh Ibrahim's Donation

The House of Representatives flagbearer for Owo/ Ose Nigeria (ACN) in the just concluded general election in the country, Hon Femi Adekanmbi at the weekend in Owo presented two buses to the party in Owo and Ose LGS Area respectively.at a  brief ceremony held at the party’s secretariat in Owo.

Adekanmbi during hand over ceremony which was attended by the party executives at the LG level explained that the gesture was to further assist the party in its quest to conquer the state in 2013 and beyond by increasing ACN acceptability across the state and to improve the status of the party saying “this presentation of buses to the two Local governments should be seen as part of measure to strengthen the growth of the party.”

‘We all know that as the acceptability of ACN in the South – West is growing  therefore it must not be  down  played in Ondo State’.

He pledged that he would ensure that no stone is left unturned for ACN in its bid to come to power in the coming Governorship election in the State in 2013.

Receiving the keys of the buses from Adekanmbi,the A.C.N Chairman in Owo.Mr Femi Osedimbola lauded Adekanmbi for his timely intervention adding that the buses would assist in great measure to propagate the party’s agenda to the nook and crannies of the two LG areas.

Mr Osedimbola further stressed that it is an unprecedented gesture  by any candidate to take care of our great party,  is what is at play here today,‘you have demonstrated here  by taking into consideration the future of the  party at heart and he promised to use the buses for what it  is meant for”.

Adekanmbi popularly referred to by his teeming followers as ‘Enerebe’ remains the most popular political figure in the ACN fold in Owo and Ose constituencies.

This makes Mr. Femi Adekanmbi the second ACN the second ACN chieftain to donate vehicle to the party. It will be recalled that Hon. Bola Ilori donated four busses to the party during the general elections. Ilori gave out a bus each to the three senatorial candidates and a bus to the Ribadu Presidential Campaign Team. Bola Ilori who was the Ondo State Coordinator of the Ribadu-Adeola Campaign Organisation provided five branded busses for the campaign weeks ahead of the presidential elections.

Mr. Jimoh Ibrahim of the PDP still leads the pack of those who have donated busses to their political party with 18 buses, followed by Hon. Bola Ilori and now Mr. Femi  Adekanbi.