According to Naij.com, Unconfirmed reports say there is a grand plan by the
Federal Government to boot out the Chairman of the Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC). Attahiru Jega, and replace him with the the
immediate past Vice Chancellor of Adekunle Ajasin University (AAU),
Professor Femi Mimiko, who is the younger brother of Ondo State
Governor, Olusegun Mimiko.
Prof. Mimiko appointment as the VC of the Akungba-based university in
Ondo State, five years ago, generated a lot of criticisms from
stakeholders who criticised the Ondo State Governor for appointing his
blood brother in such a position.
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Governor
Mimiko(L) and his brother, Prof Mimiko(R) with former Secretary to the
federal government, | Chief Olu Falae (M) at a function in AAU last year |
A source close to the Mimiko family says
“It is a done
deal! Prof. will be drafted into the race as President Jonathan is no
more comfortable with Jega in that position”.
The rumour which has found its way to popular micro-blogging site,
Twitter has begun to go round the nook and crannies of the nation.
A twitter user, Ajibade Abiodun who claims to have had a chat with Prof. Mimiko also fuels the rumour. See his tweet below:
Governor Mimiko is the campaign coordinator for the president’s
campaign team in the South-west and was recently quoted as saying the
All Progressive Congress (APC) presidential candidate, General Muhammadu
Buhari (rtd) lacks the intellectual
Vanguard in a report captures it all saying: “The
Presidency is considering bringing in another academic from the
South-West, who is currently heading a tertiary institution in the
country. The professor of Political Science and International Relations
is said to be a sibling of a serving governor in the South-West, who is a
close ally of President Jonathan and his party.”
At the same time some of Nigerians doubt the development would be possible:
Meanwhile, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has cautioned President Goodluck Jonathan not
to use the current security situation in the country as a pretext to
frustrate the genuine efforts of Nigerians seeking change.
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