Rauf Aregbesola, minister of interior, has taken a shot at
Bola Tinubu, former governor of Lagos state.
Speaking in Oriade LGA of Osun on Monday, Aregbesola said
Tinubu was exalted “beyond his status and he turned himself to a god over us”.
The relationship between Tinubu and Aregbesola, his
long-time ally, has been frosty for a while now.
In 2020, The Mandate Group and the Justice Forum, the two
most powerful groups of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos were
dissolved. The dissolution of the two groups came after Aregbesola reorganised
the Mandate Group without the endorsement of Tinubu.
Also the party’s national caretaker committee led by Mai
Mala Buni, Yobe governor, only recognises the faction of Gboyega Oyetola, Osun
governor.
Aregbesola did not visit the former governor in London when
he went for treatment.
The minister who is backing Moshood Adeoti, a former Osun
secretary to the state government (SSG), said “only God can terrify us, not
man”.
“We came back home to
reposition our party to where it was meant to be because we followed the lead
of our leader that we thought was a noble and reliable fellow. We followed him
(Tinubu) dutifully with all sense of loyalty,” The Punch quoted him as saying.
“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 compared himself to God.
“When he (Tinubu) handed over the present governor to me
around July of 2018, he (Tinubu) declared that he (Oyetola) will succeed me and
continue my good works. That was what he told me. He knows he has not done so
if he is listening now and he has failed to call my successor to order.”
Aregbesola said his successor will be ousted from office for
failing to stick to the plan that will make Osun prosperous.
“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,” he said.
“What is good for the goose is also good for the gander.”
Advertise on NigerianEye.com to reach thousands of our daily users
No comments
Post a Comment
Kindly drop a comment below.
(Comments are moderated. Clean comments will be approved immediately)
Advert Enquires - Reach out to us at NigerianEye@gmail.com