The National Automobile Technicians Association, NATA, chapter, has endorsed the candidacy of former Ondo State Ondo State Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko in the forthcoming election into the Senate.
Mimiko, candidate of Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) is contesting the seat of Ondo Central Senatorial District in the Senate.
President of the Association, Sobande Babatunde, who declared the group.s support on its behalf said that NATA’s support for Mimiko’s senatorial aspiration is in appreciation of the numerous live changing programmes the group enjoyed under his leadership as Ondo state governor.
According to him: “His care and support for the union when he was Ondo state governor were profound. The ultra modern mechanic village he built for us expanded our trades and ease our jobs operations.”
His words: “When it was announced that we all must vacate the road sides for a newly constructed mechanic village, some of us frowned at the idea, thinking of how do we get patronage when we leave roads sides, where we still enjoy small patronage, for a general workshop built almost at the city boundary. But to our surprise, the patronage was massive even ten times more than what we got while risking our lives along the roads.
“Customers feel comfortably relaxed, we have more hands to help when in need of expertise, we have needed auto parts at our close reach. Also, security of workshops and Customers’ vehicles were guaranteed. He has our votes.”,
The group also acknowledged the former Governor’s intervention in building a befitting secretariat and allocation of soft loans to the group during his time as Ondo state governor.
In his remark, Mimiko appreciated members of the group for their usual support and reassured them of his commitment to always work to better the lots of his people.
He said that when elected as Senator in February, his time in the Red Chamber will be remembered to have been used to fight for the underprivileged in the society.
