Former Governor of Osun State and current minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola has taken a swipe at former governor of Lagos State, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, saying he has turned himself to god.
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.”
Aregbosola was a commissioner in Lagos during the administration of Tinubu between 1999-20007. The relationship between the duo have been frosty for a while now.
When Tinbu was admitted in a London hospital , Aregbesola did not visit him
Also, the party’s national caretaker committee led by Mala Buni, Yobe governor, only recgnise the faction of Gboyega Oyetola, Osun State Governor
The minister who is backing Moshood Adeoti, a former Osun Secreatry 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.”
