FACTS have emerged on how the National Leader of Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu‘s desperate efforts to add Ondo to the states under the control of ACN failed on Saturday, despite the N3.5 billion raised for the mission.
The Nigerian Compass learnt in Akure, the Ondo State capital, that N3.5 billion was mobilised for the ‘Operation Capture Ondo State at all cost?.
The candidate of ACN in the election, Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN), came third, having polled 143,512 votes.
The Labour Party candidate and incumbent governor of the Sunshine State, Dr. Rahman Olusegun Mimiko, won the election having polled 260,199 votes.
The PDP candidate, Chief Olusola Oke, scored 155,961 votes to come second.
Investigations showed that the N3.5 billion was contributed by ACN governors, Senators, members of the House of Representatives, Houses of Assembly and the 57 Area Development Councils in Lagos State.
Each of the councils in Lagos State, it was learnt, was taxed N22 million, while each State Assembly member was made to cough out N2 million for the project.
Other ACN state governments, Senators, Representatives and members of the Houses of Assembly contributed the rest.
– The compass.
