Oyetola’s a goner; he destroyed all my works in Osun despite begging him: Aregbesola

Interior minister Rauf Aregbesola has vowed to work against Governor Gboyega Oyetola’s reelection bid because he destroyed his eight years’ achievement as Osun governor.
Mr Aregbesola, who spoke in Yoruba, said Mr Oyetola had been in battle with him since the assumption of office.
“Those we assisted are now against us, and we have reported them to God. He (Oyetola) will not return for the second term. Saturday’s primary election will determine his fate. The party has already said that we should conduct an election after four years,” noted the ex-Osun governor.
The minister accused the incumbent governor of being a turncoat.
“I campaigned passionately for him under the rain, but he is now my enemy. I begged him for two years and even sent people to him, but he refused. Everything we did together for eight years, he destroyed,” Mr Aregbesola explained. “When I saw that he was firm on this enmity, I told God about it. Even if Bola Ige comes back to this earth, he will join us.”
At a political gathering in Ikire, Irewole local government area, the minister said this. He added that the forthcoming All Progressives Congress (APC) primary on Saturday would determine Mr Oyetola’s fate in office.
Messrs Aregbesola and Oyetola are at daggers drawn. The ex-governor is supporting a former secretary to the state government, Moshood Adeoti, as his preferred candidate to be APC governorship candidate, while Mr Oyetola is seeking a second-term bid.
(NAN)
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