Mimiko Stops Salaries Of His Deputy’s Aides To Witch Hunt Olanusi

Following the defection of the Ondo State Deputy Governor,
Alhaji Ali Olanusi from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to
the All Progressives Congress (APC), the State Governor,
Olusegun Mimiko has allegedly ordered the stoppage of the
the salaries and allowances of all the deputy governor's
aides.

A competent source, who disclosed this to DAILY POST, said
Mimiko took the decision in order to witch-hunt all those who
are loyal to the deputy governor.
Sources confided in DAILY POST that Mimiko had initially
given an order to the State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Isaac
Eke to withdraw all the security aides of Olanusi and also
prevent him from having access to all official vehicles met for
the office of the deputy governor. The source however added
that immediately Buhari was declared winner on Tuesday by
the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, the State
Commissioner of Police, Eke immediately returned Olanusi's
security details, while he was also allowed to have access to
all the grounded vehicles.
The source said: "You know Baba Olanusi's defection came
as a rude shock to Governor Mimiko; he never believed Baba
will defect to APC because as at Tuesday, before the
Presidential election, both of them and other PDP leaders
were all together at the First Lady, Patience Jonathan's rally
in Akure.
"It is the style of the governor, he never forgives people
easily, and Olanusi is well prepared for this huge task ahead.
Immediately the information reached the governor that his
deputy has defected, which was just two days to the
Presidential election, he directed the Commissioner of Police
to withdraw all the security personnel attached to the office
of the deputy governor and also grounded all the vehicles
belonging to the office. But the Commissioner of Police
returned all the security men of Baba on Tuesday because
they sense that Mr. President Goodluck Jonathan has lost.
"The latest thing was that he had given a directive that they
should stop the salaries of all aides of Baba Olanusi. This is
Mimiko's style. If you are not in his camp again, he will be
looking for means to hunt you down. A leopard can never
change his skin. How can you stop the salaries of the aides
of your deputy just because he defected to another party.
Mimiko is the king of defectors, his political life has never
been stable before.
"When the Governor Rotimi Amaechi's deputy defected, did he
withdraw his security details or stop the salaries of his
aides? Mimiko must learn how to tolerate people".
Confirming this maltreatment, the Chief Press Secretary (CPS)
to the deputy governor, Daisi Ajayi, said it was true that
Olanusi's security details and vehicles were removed before it
was returned on Tuesday.
He also confirmed that there was a directive from the office of
the state governor to stop the allowances and salaries of all
the political aides working with the deputy governor.
Efforts to confirm the directive from the state Commissioner
for Information, Kayode Akinmade did not succeed as he did
not pick calls to his mobile phone.
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