The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola
Tinubu, said he was not invited to the peace meeting between the Alaafin of
Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, and Minister of
Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, on Tuesday.
The meeting took place at the private residence of Alaafin
in a bid to reconcile Tinubu and Aregbesola over their political disagreement.
Reacting to the meeting, Tunde Rahman, Media Adviser to
Tinubu, in a chat said that his boss was unopposed to the reconciliatory
effort.
In the build-up to the All Progressives Congress
governorship primary election in Osun State, Aregbesola attacked Tinubu
verbally.
Despite the strong words from Aregbesola, coupled with the
crowd that attended the two major rallies his group held ahead of the primary
election, Governor Gboyega Oyetola defeated Aregbesola’s anointed candidate,
Moshood Adeoti.
Reacting to the meeting, Tinubu’s aide said, “Yes, I saw the
pictures of the meeting on social media as you did too. Asíwájú Bola Tinubu was
not invited to the meeting.
“I can tell you that
clearly. I believe the two traditional rulers intend to reach out to him later.
But let me say this clearly: Asíwájú Tinubu has tremendous respect for the
traditional institution and particularly for the two eminent royal fathers.
“You would recall that only recently during his
consultations and engagements with traditional rulers and other stakeholders in
Oyo and Osun states on his presidential aspiration, Asiwaju visited and
interfaced with HRM Iku Baba Yeye Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, and HRM
Onirisa, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, in their respective domains.
“If you ask me what Asiwaju’s attitude will be to the
reconciliation move, of course, he will welcome and support it. Don’t forget
that Asiwaju and the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, are from the
same political family. Asíwájú appointed him Commissioner for Works for eight
years during his time as Lagos governor.
“He also later drafted him into the Osun governorship race
and supported him to be governor in Osun for eight years. I think Asiwaju will
factor all of that and where both of them are coming from into the
reconciliation efforts. He will not oppose the idea.”
It was gathered that the monarchs would have a separate
meeting with Tinubu over his rift with Aregbesola.
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