By It appears the ongoing rift between Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola and his erstwhile political benefactor and the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has gone from bad to worse.
Aregbesola, a former governor of Osun State, accused the APC presidential hopeful of imposing the current governor, Gboyega Oyetola as his successor in 2018.
Addressing a gathering of an APC faction in the state on Monday, the minister — who had been engaged in a feud with Oyetola — dropped the bombshell, saying he trusted Tinubu who he considered a leader, but was repaid with betrayal by the former Lagos State governor.
“We followed him (Tinubu) dutifully with all sense of loyalty. Some people even thought that we were no longer Muslims because of how we cooperated with him. We dealt with him without treachery but we never knew he planned evil for us.
“We exalted him beyond his status and he turned himself to a god over us and we had sworn to ridicule anyone who compare himself to God. God has no competitor; He is enough to be God,” he said.
He also declared that the days of politics of godfatherism are finally over in Osun, insisting that Oyetola won’t be reelected for a second term in office because he has failed to consolidate on his (Aregbesola) eight-year achievements.
Citing how ex-governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode was rejected by APC members in 2019 after he derailed from the original master plan, Aregbesola stated that a similar fate awaits his successor, Oyetola.
The ex-governor said, “That was how it was in Lagos at a time; a governor derailed and the party members unseated him using the ballot boxes. As it was in Lagos yesterday, so shall it be in Osun today. What is good for the goose is also good for the gander.”
The minister endorsed a former Secretary to the State Government, Moshood Adeoti, in the APC governorship primary slated for Saturday.
He also urged party faithfuls to continue to work in unity to ensure that Adeoti secures the APC guber ticket, while expressing support for members of the Rasaq Salinsile-led faction and described them as the “authentic” APC.
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