He said the forthcoming presidential elections would be about real issues and not about the propaganda being spread by members of the opposition party.
The governor spoke with State House correspondents shortly after attending a function at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.Mimiko boasted that people from the South West know their onions when talking about enlightenment and in terms of long history of progressive political engagement.
He recalled that during the 2011 elections when there was no Peoples Democratic Party governor in the South West, Jonathan won in all the states in the region except one.
He said, “We are waiting for APC to get their candidate but there is no question about the fact that in terms of, I am saying this with all sense of humility, enlightenment especially in appreciation of issues of politics, in terms of long history of progressive political engagement, you give it to South West that they know their onions.
“Don’t forget that even in 2011 when Mr. President did not have any governor in the South West, he won in all the South West states apart from one.
Source: Punch
