Leaders of the All Progressives Congress faction in Osun
state backed by the Interior Minister, Rauf Aregbesola, have given reasons why
they want Osun State Governor Gboyega Oyetola out of office.
They gave the reasons in a rejoinder to an article titled,
‘Open letter to Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu: The Osun calabash must not be
broken”, written by one Akanni Omo Oba.
The factional APC leaders, under the aegis of The Osun Progressives,
listed the major “root causes of the current unwarranted political imbroglio in
the state” in the rejoinder.
Aregbesola, a former Osun State
Governor between 2010 and 2018, and Governor Gboyega Oyetola, who is seeking reelection,
had been at loggerheads over the control of APC organs in the state.
Among the TOP leaders who signed the rejoinder are Former
Chairman, Alliance for Democracy and ex-Secretary to Osun State Government,
Osun, Alhaji Moshood Adeoti; former Osun speaker, Najim Salam; Adelowo Adebiyi.
Others are Osun APC factional leader, Rasaq Salinsile;
Alhaji Issa Adesiji; Kolapo Alimi; Adelani Baderinwa; Nureni Adebisi; Mrs. Aina
Ogundare and Akeem Olaoye.
Some of the issues raised by the TOP leaders are attacks on
Aregbesola’s legacies and alleged imposition of leaders on party members.
They also claimed that by “political arrangement”, Oyetola
is expected to spend four years in office.
“The fact is that as of 2018, Osun Central Senatorial
District had ruled for 11 and half years and Osun West Senatorial District had
only governed the state for one year 10 months and so, the agitation for the
Osun West Senatorial District to produce the next Governor was fierce and huge.
However, Aregbesola complied with the directive of Tinubu by swimming against
the political tide and did everything possible to ensure that Alhaji Gboyega
Oyetola emerge as the candidate of the APC. That decision alone fragmented the
party such that a section of the party decamped to ADP,” part of the rejoinder
read.
They also alleged that Oyetola is a weak candidate who could
be easily defeated by a strong opposition candidate.
“It should be noted
that there are so many factors that were responsible for the declaration of the
last governorship election being inconclusive, among which was the decamping of
a section of our party to another party, but the major factor was the mere fact
that Oyetola was a weak candidate and unpopular in his Local Government, Boripe
Local Government,” the factional leaders claimed.
They complained that Oyetola from the inception of his
administration labeled his predecessor, Aregbesola, as “someone who did not
want him to win the election and someone with whom he should not associate.”
The TOP leaders faulted Oyetola for reversing major policies
of Aregbesola’s administration “spitefully”.
“Governor Oyetola started a campaign of calumny against
Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola and politics of segregation within the party such that
whoever is perceived to be associated with or harbour any interest in the
legacy of Ogbeni or commitment to him is alienated from the government and the
party no matter his contribution to the success of the party.
“Under Governor Oyetola, you have to be pro-him and
anti-Aregbesola for you to have any consideration in the government and the
party.
“The governor started a vigorous campaign of hatred and
hostility excoriating the administration of Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola to the
extent that people were asking question: was this Governor not the same man who
served as Chief of Staff to Aregbesola without rancor for eight years?” the
rejoinder added.
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