Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola on Monday said a former deputy governor of the state and Peoples Democratic Party stalwart, Chief Iyiola Omisore, had nothing to offer the people of the state.
Aregbesola’s comment came on the heels of Omisore’s criticism of his administration in Ile-Ife on Sunday.
Omisore, a former Senate Committee
Chairman on Appropriation and PDP governorship aspirant in the 2014 poll
in the state had challenged Aregbesola to an open debate, saying he
possessed better credentials and capabilities than the governor.
However, the governor, who spoke through
his Commissioner for Regional Integration and Special Duties, Mr.
Ajibola Basiru, on Monday, described Omisore as an “ordinary fellow, who
has no authority to challenge him to a debate”.
He said, “Omisore should go and engage
other aspirants of his party in a debate first. It is after winning his
party’s ticket that he could think of engaging the governor in a debate.
“If he doesn’t, at this stage, know the
rules of public engagement in governance, that shows the level of
representation Osun had during PDP’s years of misrule.
“On what basis does he want to debate
with the governor? What does he have to offer? What did he offer as
deputy governor and senator? Osun cannot be drawn back by men of
yesteryear anymore; Osun is on a progressive move.”
Faulting Omisore for saying the Federal
Government had reimbursed Osun for some federal road projects
constructed by the state government, Aregbesola challenged the PDP chief
to produce evidence of such payment.
He said, “If it is that easy to get
reimbursement from the Federal Government, why did the PDP-led
administration, under Olagunsoye Oyinlola’s watch, leave Osun roads in
disrepair for seven and a half years? Why didn’t the PDP tar Osun roads
and go to the Federal Government for reimbursement?”
The governor restated his commitment to
the development of the state, noting that the new infrastructure would
fast-track socio-economic growth in the state.
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Ogbeni, I appreciate your intelligence. "ti enu ko, ti ete boli ko" (no be by mouth) what does omisore have to offer indeed. I am not from this state, but I live here with my family for over five year. I am not a politician anyway...but a kii fi iku we oorun (no comparism between death and sleep). I know the difference.
ReplyDeleteTo me, you will judge the sincerity of a government..when Aregbe started road projects with construction of solid concrete drainages all over...
Leave matter... omisore is just "japoro-ing". He is a fore-gone issue!
OBADINA
Ogbeni Aregbe is performing creditably well and going by the present pace of development of public infrastructures by Aregbesola's government, Osun will arguably be one of the most developed states in Nigeria. I see it and live it. The facts speak for itself. If you doubt take a walk to Osun and you will believe. Aregbe deserves a second term because he has performed beyond expectations.
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