I take political risk in people’s interest –Mimiko

SEPTEMBER 2, 2013  

Mimiko

Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, on Sunday said he had been taking political risks to enable him render purposeful service to the people.

At a thanksgiving service held at the Chapel of Grace, Government House, Akure, Mimiko said he had taken numerous risks in the course of his political career that spanned 30 years for the purpose of rendering service to his people.

He, therefore, assured unemployed youths in the state of gainful employment, promising that they would soon witness “the wonders of God.”

A statement by the state Commissioner for Information, Mr. Kayode Akinmade, cited the governor as saying these. Mimiko was also quoted in the statement as hinging the promise of the gainful employment on the near completion of the state’s Power Project, with its refinery, fertiliser and petrochemical industries underway.

According to the statement, Mimiko also stressed this while addressing the people of the state, who came to congratulate him on last Thursday’s Supreme Court verdict that affirmed his victory in the October 20, 2012 governorship election.

Assuring the people of “more dividends of democracy”, Mimiko said the state power project at Omotosho, being planned to provide stable electricity supply for industries in the state and with a view to wooing more investors to the state, was almost completed.

He expressed the hope that soon many Nigerians would come to the state in search of greener pastures, adding that “youths will smile because efforts are on to industrialise the state through the establishment of refinery, fertiliser and petrochemical plants.”

The statement also quoted him as saying, “God sees my heart that I am working for the progress of the people of Ondo State. Our youths, who are jobless, will soon see the wonders of God. You will know that God is behind Ondo State in terms of job opportunities that will soon open up.

“Many Nigerians will come to Ondo State for greener pastures and our youths will smile. We have decided to lift our youths from the brink of poverty and joblessness, and we are not looking back.”

Mimiko added that his administration had vowed to benchmark Ondo State on the map of Africa for good governance and development, and would ensure that such came into reality in all sectors of the state’s economy.