Ondo 2016: Who succeeds Mimiko?
The countdown has begun in the race for the Ondo governorship seat. Dare Odufowokan, Assistant Editor and Damisi Ojo, in this report present a status report on the contest and project likely outcomes EXPECTEDLY, next Saturday’s governorship election in Ondo State has been much discussed within and outside the Sunshine State, thereby generating a lot of heat with individuals, groups and zones poised for a political showdown as the date for the election that will determine who succeeds outgoing Governor Olusegun Mimiko inches closer. For months, indigenes of the various zones in the state have gone to town with demands that their respective areas should be given the opportunity to produce the next governor of the state. And given that the three senatorial zones had all produced a governor for the state in the past, the battle for which zone gets the next shot has been an open one. Beyond the zones, the struggle for who succeeds Mimiko is also tough within the political class in ...


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