I'm not Mimiko’s lackey - PDP's Jegede
- The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo state, Mr Eyitayo Jegede has dismissed claims that he is going to be Mimiko’s lackey if you are elected
- Mr Jegede said he read reports written about me on a number of occasions in the new media and maintains that each person is entitled to his own opinion
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo state, Mr Eyitayo Jegede has dismissed claims that he is going to be Mimiko’s lackey if you are elected.
Speaking with journalists in Lagos yesterday, Mr Jegede said “at my level, at my age, I’m not a young man, I think it will also be insulting to say that you are somebody who is a lackey or you are somebody who is hushed.”
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Speaking further, he added; "I’ve seen that written about me on a number of occasions in the new media and I said that well, each person is entitled to his own opinion.
“Mimiko has a right to want good governance for his people. He has a right to say look, I will support someone I know will sustain the vision of the Mother and Child Hospital, someone who will preserve those globally compliant Mega schools that dot the landscape of Ondo State.
“About two years ago, I, on my own, was trying to look for a site where we would build shopping malls and I was talking to some people who are developers about Shoprite and I drove round and I did this for about three months until I met the governor who said he has also been thinking about it.
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"Today, the Mall is a reality and apart from the revenue it gives to government, it also opens a vista of employment and later on, it will revert and become Ondo State property. The story of the Mall is just by the way but I raised that because my concern is for us to have an improvement in the way we design and implement our policies.
“I am saying this so that people will know that I am not anybody’s lackey; I have added value to this administration,” Mr Jegede noted.
Source: Legit.ng
