Former governor of Osun State and minister of Interior, Engr. Rauf Aregbesola failed to show up at Elders’ Caucus meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.
The meeting, which was held at Ila Country home of ex governor Bisi Akande, was to reconcile the warring camps of Governor Gboyega Oyetola and his predecessor, Aregbesola.
The News Carrier NG reliably gathered that former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Lasun Yusuf explained that many party members were aggrieved as a result of the 2018 Osun APC Governorship primary. He appealed to the elder statesman to assist in reconciliatory efforts before the upcoming elections.
Chief Bisi Akande during a press briefing after the meeting disclosed Osun State APC Elders used to meet regularly before the outbreak of Covid-19.
In his words, “the meeting had always existed, but because of COVID-19, the meeting had not been held for a very long time. It is the beginning of elders’ activities to move the party forward in Osun.
“We are doing all our best to resolve every crisis. I can assure you that there will be no crisis within our party before the next elections. We come from different constituencies in Osun and we are going back to let our people know we have started to be more active than before.”
When asked who would be flagbearer of the party in the next year’s governorship poll in Osun, Akande replied, “I don’t know who our candidate may be in the forthcoming guber election, but I can assure you that our candidate will win the election in 2022.”
On the issue of the zoning of the APC 2023 Presidential ticket, he said the South will square up with the North, and “whoever becomes our candidate will win the presidency.”
In attendance at the meeting included Senator Iyiola Omisore, ex Osun Deputy Governor, Titi Laoye-Ponle, ex deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Lasun Yusuff, Senate spokesperson, Ajibola Basiru, ex- Health Minister, Dr. Isaac Adewole, among others.
