One Party South-West A Fallacy ---Mimiko

Note: Reference to the contest between Labour and the ACN, which holds all governorships in the South-West Zone except Ondo State.

African Examiner

20 February 2012

One Party South-West A Fallacy ---Mimiko

The Ondo state Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko has affirmed his belief in the

economic integration of the Southwest geo-political zone of the country

noting however that political affiliation should  not be a condition for the

practicality of  such a vital policy.

Speaking at the state capital, Akure during a courtesy call on him yesterday,

by the immediate past caretaker committee chairmen of the 18 council areas

of the state and their supervisors, Mimiko expressed his belief in the

economic integration and transformation of the zone, adding that such

development should not be tied to any political party.

Particularly, Dr Mimiko maintained that the people of Ondo State are

intelligent and wise enough to choose their leader, noting that the people are

ready and determined to take their destiny in their hands.

He said “We are of the opinion that there must be economic integration of the

southwest but the issue of one political party dominating the zone, I believe

is a fallacy.