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Aderonke Morolayo and Victor Ojo, aides of Olusegun Mimiko, governor of Ondo state, on Wednesday resigned their appointments and defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

While Morolayo served as special assistant on political matters, Victor Ojo was special assistant on mobilisation.

“This is to formally inform Your Excellency of my resignation from the government of Ondo State due to circumstances beyond my control,” Morolayo wrote in her letter.

“Your Excellency, let me also use this medium to thank and appreciate you for counting me worthy to serve the good people of Ondo state in this capacity.’’

She, however, informed the governor that his decision to have his successor from the central senatorial district, where he hailed from, would make Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to lose the November 26 governorship poll.

Abayomi Adesanya, publicity secretary of the APC in the state, said the two politicians were received into the party by Agboola Ajayi, deputy governorship candidate in the forthcoming election.

He said that the two new members had pledged to work for the success of APC in the election.

The development is coming at a time when Mimiko is worried by the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to pick Jimoh Ibrahim over Eyitayo Jegede, his choice for flying the PDP banner in the election.