Olusegun Mimiko
Olusegun Rahman Mimiko (Yoruba: Olúṣẹ́gun Mímikò (Listenⓘ); born 3 October 1954), is a Nigerian medical doctor and politician who served as governor of Ondo State from 2009 to 2017.[3] Mimiko's first political appointment was as the commissioner of health and social services in Ondo State from 1992 till 1993 when a military coup terminated the democratic Third Nigerian Republic.[7] After leaving office, Mimiko spent a year delivering public lectures and advocating for universal healthcare and good governance in Nigeria, London, and Washington DC.He then worked at the Nigerian Navy College (NNS Onura), Onne, Port Harcourt (1981-1982) before returning in 1982, to the hospital as a medical officer.[15] Mimiko sought political expression and identity in Obafemi Awolowo's Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN) during the Second Nigerian Republic.[12][14] Mimiko's OSG played a pivotal role in the organization of Bamidele Olumilua's campaign for the office of the governor of Ondo State.On 17 November 1993, a military Coup d'état led by General Sani Abacha terminated the Third Nigerian Republic and the administration of Governor Olumilua.Within the first 100 days of Adefarati's administration, the Ministry of Health, headed by Mimiko, completed and equipped the Millennium Eye Centre, Akure.Mimiko facilitated the delivery of health services to the innermost parts of Ondo State, providing thousands of rural dwellers with their real first contact with the government.[12][14] By 2002, Mimiko, dissatisfied with the Adefarati government which had become embroiled in the ‘Plot 90 Gate’ scandal[17][18][19] resigned his appointment as State Commissioner for Health.[20][16] Following issues relating to the AD primary elections which he perceived as undemocratic, Mimiko left the party and pulled out his political structure.He held this position until July 2005, when he was appointed by Olusegun Obasanjo as the Federal Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development.[3] In 2005, after the sack of the Federal Minister of Housing from Ondo State, Alice Mobolaji Osomo, by President Obasanjo,[24][25] and the disqualification of Governor Agagu's replacement nominee, Ambassador Bayo Yusuf, by the Senate during a screening process,[26] [27] [28] Olusegun Mimiko was nominated by President Obasanjo for the position, and confirmed by the Senate as Minister of Lands, Housing, and Urban Development.[14] Ahead of the 2007 general elections in April, Mimiko resigned from his position as Federal Minister for housing, lands, and urban development on 8 December 2006, to contest for the office of governor of Ondo State.[38] The phrase ‘A Caring Heart’ became the manifesto of the Labour Party's campaign for the elections, after Mimiko's press conference in Akure on 19 February 2007.After a legal tussle lasting approximately two years, Mimiko reclaimed his mandate with a judgment delivered in his favour by the Ondo State Election Petition Tribunal, July 2008.[45] At the onset of the Mimiko administration in 2009, national statistics put Ondo State as having a school enrolment record that was the lowest in the southwestern region.[47] On 16 September 2010, the Quality Education Assurance Agency was established as an autonomous institution with the task of discharging supervisory duties in schools.I want to know the exact number seeking employment… I need to know these and many other things to be able to catalyze the joint processes and mechanism for the realization of our collective dream.” [46] The Kaadi Igbe Ayo is a multi-functional smart card with over 90 applications and captures information about the citizen, ranging from bio data, occupation, family size, income level, and tax records, to health records.[46] Kaadi Igbe Ayo provides access to government services including the Abiye Safe Motherhood programme, free education, micro-credit, and economic empowerment schemes, and highly subsidised agricultural inputs and supplies.[69][70] As at February 2017, when Mimiko left office, the state government was set to begin the implementation of the card's tax-monitoring feature.[46] In 2012, Mimiko was presented with the UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour Award at the 6th Session of the World Urban Forum held in Naples, Italy in September 2012.They include low-income housing, rebuilding of dilapidated schools, a revival of the comatose agricultural farm settlements, improved intra and inter-city transportation, skill acquisitions for unemployed youths, citywide infrastructure development, and urban aesthetics.[74][75] At a news conference in 2009, Mimiko's presentation of a masterplan to tackle traffic flow obstruction and expand roads was met with scepticism.[78][77] Within the first year of the Mimiko administration, 500 buildings were demolished including makeshift workshops and scores of streets traders relocated from the main roads to facilities labelled ‘Caring Heart Neighbourhood Markets’.[79][77] Mimiko's neighbourhood markets are replicated in other major towns including Okitipupa, Ondo City, Ikare, and Owo.Under the scheme, young graduates are assigned to the state's Agro Business Cities and other units under WECA for training and practical knowledge.[101] Agricultural practices being carried out in the Agro business cities include poultry, fishery, cattle rearing, arable farming, sericulture, and apiculture.[105] In 2014, CRP produced 4.7 metric tonnes of premium cocoa beans and partnered with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and several organizations like the IITA, IFAD, USAID, French Association for the International Development of Exchange of Food and Agricultural Produce and Techniques, ADEPTA, and Israeli Fertilizer Production Groups.
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