Osun: Aregbesola, Oyetola’s Loyalists Bicker Over Assassination Attempt

By Ayobami Agboola, Osogbo

Alhaji Rasaki Salinsile led All Progressives Congress APC in Osun has raised alarm over alleged plot to kill the former Governor and Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola.

APC raised the alarm in a statement issued by its Publicity Secretary, Abiodun Agboola and made available to CityMirrorNews in Osogbo on Tuesday.

“We wish to inform the general public and security agencies in the State of a plot to kill the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, by default by the state government sponsored political thugs.

“We said by default because the plan was to lay ambush for the Minister’s entourage and dealt them massive attacks on his way to visit Iwo Federal Constituency today.

“The heinous plan which was hatched at the Okefia government house last night was to ensure that the Iwo federal constituency meeting is stopped.

“Sources revealed that the Governor Oyetola’s group were pained that the Minister escaped the assassination plot yesterday and are determined to make sure that he is hacked down today.

“The leadership of the Hon. Rasaq Salinsile led All Progressives Congress (APC) in the State of Osun therefore called on security agencies in the state to be proactive in designing a foolproof measure that will bring to naught, the evil plot by the Governor Oyetola’s group.

“We are reliably informed that some government officials, apparently acting on the directive of the governor met at the Government House till about 12am with the mandate to frustrate today’s meeting in Iwo by all means, including killing if it comes to that.

“Immediately after the meeting, our source said calls were put through to the government head thug to prepare his men very well for the execution of the evil plot.”

“We are also reliably informed that plans are afoot by these desperate elements to clothe their thugs in Alhaji Moshood Adeoti’s T-shirts with the directive to attack members of the public and cause mayhem in town with a view to rope the gentleman aspirant in.

“We are therefore calling on security agencies to act professionally to nip the deadly plan in the bud.

“We also call on all men of goodwill across the state to plead with the Oyetola government from turning Osun into a jungle where all misunderstandings must be settled by violence.

“We note that things were not like this in eight years of his predecessor as Osun was credited with huge acknowledgement of peacefulness and tranquility.”

But in a swift reaction, the Special Adviser to Governor Gboyega Oyetola on Political Affairs, Hon Sunday Akere said there was no truth in the claim that Aregbesola wanted to be assassinated,

Akere added that the Aregbesola loyalists raised the false alarm so as to cause crisis in the state, saying they did that probably for them to get sympathy and to make the Federal Government declare a state of emergency on the state.

He said: “There is no truth in the claim that Aregbesola wanted to be assassinated, what they are trying to do is to cause crisis in the state, probably for them to get sympathy and to make the Federal Government declare a state of emergency on the state.

“The procession of Aregbesola in Osogbo was aired live on Facebook, there was nowhere anybody ambushed him.

“Aregbesola came to town to terrorise the residents of the state, it is the game plan of Aregbesola which we all know. We know his orientation, thinking and plans in the state, we can’t be surprise by his actions, what he is trying to do is to intimidate the voters ahead of primary election of APC in Osun.

“We want the Presidency to call him to order, Aregbesola is no more representing the interest of Osun People, but his personal interest. Most if his personal aide as a minister are not from Osun State. He will never succeed with his personal agendas in Osun State.

“It is shocking that Aregbesola who was a nobody; ordinary maintenance officer in an hotel in Lagos, Asiwaju picked him up but unfortunately, he is now talking gibberish at him and Baba Akande.

“We have been planning this endorsement for a very long time, we intended to do it before Governor Oyetola commenced his constituency tour.

“Aregbesola has lost our confidence and we are going to give it back to us the way his boys are giving it to the elders”.