Former Ondo State governor Olusegun Mimiko officially joins Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), multiple outlets report. The announcement follows Mimiko’s exit from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which he is said to have resigned from more than a month earlier. According to the reports, Mimiko frames his move as alignment with President Bola Tinubu’s national agenda and reforms.
Vanguard and Premium Times both describe Mimiko as endorsing Tinubu’s policy direction. Premium Times adds that APC officials in Ondo State, including the party’s state chairman Kolawole Babatunde, welcome him to the party and describe Mimiko as a “progressive.”
The Punch reports the same core details, including that Mimiko publicly backs Tinubu’s administration and, in one version, explicitly signals support for Tinubu’s re-election. Across the sources, the key common elements are Mimiko’s formal registration with the APC, his break from the PDP prior to the announcement, and his stated support for Tinubu at the national level.
