Immediately after Mimiko was declared winner of the poll, President Goodluck Jonathan and the PDP national leadership issued separate congratulatory messages to him.
Senate President David Mark and Speaker, House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, as well as some governors elected on PDP’s platform are among party leaders who have congratulated Mimiko.
But a statement by the party’s Director of Publicity in the state, Mr. Ayodele Fadaka, said the actions of the leaders were capable of creating an impression that the election was free and fair.
He said, “Our attention has been attracted to various comments and congratulatory messages sent by the National Publicity Secretary of our party and even some leaders of the Party to Dr Olusegun Mimiko over his victory in the last election that is fraught with irregularities.
“This flurry of messages particularly by our kith and kin in the PDP without due consultation with us at the State level to discover what actually went wrong has the potent tendency to misconstrue our position and the actions we intend to take on this matter.
“We take serious exception to the obvious lack of camaraderie in our party and the indecent haste of certain functionaries to fall on each other in congratulating a man who essentially is a beneficiary of a compromised election.
“It is important to place on record that the avalanche of the security provided for the election was lethargic and absolutely in contrast to what obtained in Edo State.
“The posted security men were only visible and present in the urban areas and they the rural areas and villages unpoliced thereby allowing Mimiko and his goons to compromise the election.”
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