Osun APC and ravaging political Absalomists

By Adebayo Adedeji

Events of recent weeks are beginning to prove right speculations about a faction of Osun APC, loyal to Rauf Aregbesola, having a working relationship with the opposition PDP. Unlike before that they were hiding the fondness, leaders of the Rauf Aregbesola group in Osun APC now openly frolic with the opposition PDP, like two love-birds. These APC splinters have made themselves opposition within the governing party. With reckless abandon, they peddle seditious materials to undermine the government of Oyetola and cast aspersion at its effort to chart a sustainable economy prosperity for the state.

The allegation was rife, some weeks back, about leaders of the group receiving a humongous amount, running to N150 million, from a leading PDP aspirant. The purpose of the funding, no doubt, was to continue to sow seed of discord within the party and wet ground for the installation of the said opposition member as the next governor of Osun, to prove a point that the life, soul and structure of APC belong to them. Rather than proving their innocence of the grave allegation of anti-party, the Raufists are daily becoming more emboldened and boisterous about their flirtatious affairs with the sanguinary party that was roundly and soundly rejected by Osun electorate in 2007.

These characters are so engrossed in this terribly antagonistic geste that they do not even give regard to canonised leaders of the party in the persons of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Chief Bisi Akande. Asiwaju Tinubu is reputed to be the political godsend of Rauf Aregbesola, sponsor of the renegade group. Tinubu, it is said, took Aregbesola from squalor of Alimosho, made him a two-term commissioner in Lagos before literally installed him as Osun governor. But today, at every provocation, leaders and members of the splinter group, plausibly on the behest of the interior minister, would curse and disparage the person of Tinubu. In equal measure, it has become their pastime to pour invectives on the old age and grey hair of Chief
Akande. Efforts to rein them in and make them behave responsibly as decent and committed party members have been refuted. Even when the party's National Working Committee warned that their purported parallel congresses were futile activities and outlandish, they continue to constitute nuisance in the party.

Of recent, there were multiple intelligence reports suggesting some disgruntled elements were planning to degrade the on-going Olaiya flyover with corrosive chemicals. To thwart the nefarious and beastly plan, the state security agents moved to action by beefing up the site of the construction with more security men. The intention of the schemers, it was learnt, was to create negative optics for the state government who since inauguration in November 2018 have been receiving positive review by all and sundry. It was reasoned that the admiration the Flyover, among other ambitiously lofty projects being executed by Oyetola-led government, is fetching Governor Oyetola has become a cause of concern to those who are bent on denying him a re-election in 2022. It is gratifying to know that security agents are closing in on the scoundrels behind the plot to destroy the public property.

The question: why are those made by the party spoiling for war with the intent of destroying the party? One should look no forward. It is for pecuniary gains. When the wrangling first started, it was thought as an expression of ideological differences. It was this stance that enamored a great majority of innocent party men to the "struggle." But today, emerging happenings are suggestive of the devilry behind the plot to make Osun State ungovernable to score undeserving and needless political points. It is now clear to many followers of Rauf Aregbesola that the plot against Oyetola's re-election is self-serving and impish. Many of them have begun to back out from the subterfuge, particularly after the revelation that some top leaders in the Raufist movement met with leaders of the opposition PDP in a popular hotel in Ile-Ife on Thursday, 28th October, 2021.

It is hoped that other emerging politicians in the splinter group, politicians who have never benefitted profoundly from the characters leading them to political Golgotha, would review their position and beat an immediate retreat. It is better to reconcile with the governing group now that the falcons can still hear the falconers. Journeying with politicians, who are beneficiaries of party appointments and contracts at the federal level, to destroy the party in Osun would lead to political point-of-no-return. This reminds one of Absalom.

The story of Absalom, King David's third son, by Maacah, is well narrated in the Holy Bible. Absalom rebelled against his father. But contrary to his expectation, he did not profit from the rebellion though he violated family purity and declared himself King in stead of his father. He did not only declare himself the King, he forced David to take refuge beyond the River Jordan. But based on deft strategy and manouvering of the experienced King, David came from disadvantageous position to launch a sorte against Absalom. At the battle of Wood of Ephraim, Absalom and his army were completely routed by Joab-led King David's Army. While trying to fled from David's army, his head was caught and his heart was pierced with Joab's darts. This story is instructive. It can be likened to current conflicts in the Osun APC. No more word.

I do not believe that Aregbe has turned against his master, and if he has, he ought to be shot for not turning against his master when he was governor diverting our money to this same master of his.

budaatum:
I do not believe that Aregbe has turned against his master, and if he has, he ought to be shot for not turning against his master when he was governor diverting our money to this same master of his.

It's a common practice in the west...

budaatum:
I do not believe that Aregbe has turned against his master, and if he has, he ought to be shot for not turning against his master when he was governor diverting our money to this same master of his.

Aregbe rascal

budaatum:
I do not believe that Aregbe has turned against his master, and if he has, he ought to be shot for not turning against his master when he was governor diverting our money to this same master of his.

politics is a game of interest, interests change with time. Hence, there is a bound for alignment and realignment.

I prefer this Oyetola to Aregbesola, more than 1000x.
It is so unfortunate that the Oyetola was financially decapacitated by his predecessor, Aregbesola through his reckless spending

Political Absalomist...

Toh

Ishilove:

Aregbe rascal

Wow! Ishilove is back
Ishi, where have you been?
Kwale?

Oyetola better than Aregbese 100x he is going to win with wide margin.

Amotolongbo:
politics is a game of interest, interests change with time. Hence, there is a bound for alignment and realignment.

I prefer this Oyetola to Aregbesola, more than 1000x.
It is so unfortunate that the Oyetola was financially decapacitated by his predecessor, Aregbesola through his reckless spending

So what is aregbe aligning to now, and why the heck does my state need to be aligned by that thief and scoundrel aregbe?