Ex-Gov Mimiko Denies Financing Anti-Buhari Protest

Former Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State has refuted claims that he, alongside other political actors, sponsored the ‘Resume or Resume’ anti-Buhari protest to the tune of N300 million.

Mimiko’s refutation comes after a pro-Muhammadu Buhari group under the aegis of Coalition for Truth and Justice, named him as one of the financiers of the protest.

In a statement on Sunday by his media adviser, Eni Akinsola, the former governor described the report as pure “blackmail”.

“We are aware of an attempt to blackmail Dr Olusegun Mimiko by linking him to an anti-Buhari protest.

“The blackmailers are out to bandy figures running into hundreds of millions as funds released for the phantom support.

“Mimiko is not interested in causes he cannot stand up to be seen as supporting.

“He is of the firm conviction that the President, by transmitting power to the Vice President, has fulfilled the proper and constitutional requirement”, he declared.