Inside Details As Gov Oyetola, Minister Aregbesola’s Cold War Is About To Erupt

Charles Oyelesi

The governor of Osun state Gboyega Oyetola and Minister for Interior Rauf Aregbesola are about to go public with their cold war.

Insiders disclosed that at the root of this development is the fight for control and the supporters of Oyetola and Aregbesola taking sides with their principals.

‘’And now religion has been added to it’’ societynow.ng learned.

Aregbesola is facing strong opposition from certain quarters in the Islamic community in Osun state.

The opposition resulted in fierce antagonism to Aregbesola’s emergence as the Waziri Muminin (Leader of Muslims) in Osun state.

Oyetola- also a Muslim – stayed away from the installation ceremony of Aregbesola for the Islamic title.

‘’The move was interpreted as silent opposition to Aregbesola’s installation and those against it latched onto the development to adopt hardened stance against the former governor’’ societynow.ng learned.

Societynow.ng gathered that though Oyetola entertains requests from Aregbesola, he ensures it not to the point of been openly branded a lackey or at the cost of the way he wants to be perceived in the state.

Oyetola succeeded Aregbesola as the governor of Osun state based on a very fierce backing from powerful politician Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Oyetola was the chief of staff to Aregbesola for eight years of the former governor’s reign of two-terms before he became governor.

Societynow.ng gathered that the cold war between Aregbesola and Oyetola started when the former governor started dishing out directives on who gets what in the new government, even before his successor was sworn in.

Oyetola was said to have rebuffed the move immediately he assumed office.

Insiders disclosed the duo have managed their differences and kept it away from the public until the issue of religion crept in.

‘’The religious angle has introduced a kind of hysteria and blind devotion to the fight as supporters dig in trying to show loyalties to their patrons while other elements with other agendas strive to profit from the situation’’ an insider analyzed.

‘’You see, it is just a matter of time before everything blows into the open’’ an insider insists.

Here Is The Strong worded statement released against the installation of Aregbesola as the Waziri Muminin of Osun state.

It has come to the notice of the concerned Muslim Ummah of the State of Osun the turbaning of former Governor Rauf Aregbesola as the Waziril’ Muminin of Osun State or of Osogbo

The said religious chieftaincy is never a reflection of perceptions of Osun Muslim Ummah in any form or circumstances.

The ordination or coronation is as a result of personal gratification which might have been orchestrated by sectional inducement by the “turbanee” and as demonstrated by the “Osogbo-turbaners”.

The people of the State of Osun are in a critical period of recovering from acclaimed Waziri’s avoidable” post-surgical” trauma when some Islamic clerics in Oshogbo decided to “round his head with the bandage” of washi’ere (you will run mad) otherwise tagged by them as Waziri.

While we are not dragging the issue of turbaning with anybody as it remains the fundamental human right of any masquerade to seek for visa to Makkah el-Mukaramah, it is the right of Osun Muslim Ummah to withdraw their consents; purportedly given to this coronation.

Should the acclaimed Waziri parade himself as such round the State, we will not hesitate to do the needful as it was done during the time of Prophet Muhammad (solaLahu alaehi wasalam) when similar “Munafeeq” was launched.

The agony which Rauf Aregbesola brought to Osun State is still lingering while we keep praying to Almighty Allah to come to our aid.

The State of Osun has no Waziri-el-Mumeen and when she will have one it can never be Rauf Aregbesola.

We have earlier warned the State Governor and we salute his courage for his absence at the “coronation”.

Signed

Sheik Abdul Yekeen Adamolekun Jenyo.

For and on behalf of Osun Muslim Ummah.