Blame ‘fifth columnists’ for loss of Osun election, says Aregbesola’s aide
A special consultant to the Minister of Interior on Security Matters, Hon. Oladipupo Okeyomi, has blamed the loss of the Osun State governorship election by the incumbent, Governor Gboyega Oyetola, on the activities of “fifth columnists” within the ruling All Progressives Congress. He also put a lie to a festering rumour that the Minister, Rauf Aregbesola, was behind the defeat of Governor Oyetola. He said there was no truth in the claims that Aregbesola switched the votes of All Progressives Congress for opposition Peoples Democratic Party in the governorship election. Rather, Okeyomi said what happened in Osun was caused by some selfish politicians within the APC who relished in “knocking the heads of political leaders against each other, for personal gains.” These politicians would go behind and formulate lies against Aregbesola before Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Governor Oyetola, and also sneak back to tell lies to Aregbesola about Tinubu,” he revealed. “The Minister is a loyal party m