Mimiko goes for downgrade, from presidency to senate
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he is a loyal party member and i can assure you with the discussions we have had by tomorrow we should be filing his name as a senatorial candidate after withdrawing it from the presidential race1 former governor olusegun mimiko of ondo state has withdrawn from the 2019 presidential election on the platform of the zenith labour party zlp. he will now seek to represent ondo south in the senate1 he said the party would approach the independent national electoral commission inec to withdraw his name and file same for the senate1 according to nwanyanwu nigerians have zoned the office of the president to the north1 he said the north has produced two powerful candidates president muhammadu buhari and former vice president atiku abubakar1 nwanyanwu said mimiko has the records to show and the capacity to replicate what he did in ondo across the country1 we are starting the process to persuade mimiko to withdraw and take a senatorial ticket after all we need strong men at the senate to pass the necessary laws after the election next year1 national chairman of the party dan nwanyanwu confirmed mimikos withdrawal at a news conference in abuja on thursday1 zlp will be part and parcel of the making of a new president we shall support one of the big parties but that is left to the party to meet and decide1 we have to look at all the options and all that has happened since 2015 what is on ground and who is able to deliver for the common good nwanyanwu said1 in a move that appeared to have been well rehearsed former ondo state commissioner for works gboye adegbenro has dropped his senatorial ambition to allow mimiko to replace him1 adegbenro who is the ondo central senatorial candidate of the zlp said in akure on thursday it became imperative that i bring to a close my aspiration to represent ondo central senatorial district at the senate of the federal republic of nigeria at this critical juncture1 according to him having consulted far and wide with his family business associates followers and constituents he is bowing out before the full race commences in the interest of the party and state1 more than the above i am convinced that the candidacy of our leader mimiko will better serve the interest of the district now and the overall goal of the south-west1