The APC legend, Adegboyega Oyetola and IleriOluwa After Oyetola’s triumph in the courts, members who left the party in anger prior to the 2018 election began to retrace their actions back to the APC.

But there was viewed defrosting in the celebration since the guv, Adegboyega Oyetola is not from the western part of the state but rather from Osun central, a zone that has produced the governor on 2 celebrations totalling a twelve-year rule.

Political visits even more divided the party members as some viewed to be patriots of the immediate past guv, Rauf Aregbesola were sidelined and defined for penalty regardless of all they did to ensure that Oyetola not only got the celebration ticket but won in the election and likewise in the judicial fight that immediately preceded the polls.

Matters got to a head when a new faction known as The Osun Progressives (TOP) emerged in the celebration and canvassed seriously for dealing with the perceived injustice meted out to some party members.

This relocation by TOP which takes pleasure in the backing of Rauf Aregbesola who is now the Minister of Interior did not go down well with the state guv, Adegboyega Oyetola and his supporters within the party, IleriOluwa.

Members of the TOP were damned and harangued at every opportunity and unexpectedly ended up being persona non grata within the state chapter of the party.

The TOP chairman, Adelowo Adebiyi was and became a pariah suspended by the Elders caucus of the celebration in the state.

The quarrel between the state governor and his predecessor took another twist last Friday when Rauf Aregbesola in a public gathering in Ilesa declared that he is a member of the TOP faction and for that reason recognised the Rasaq Salinsile faction of the party in favour of the Gboyega Famodun faction which supports the state guv.

The quarrel of both guys can be traced to the turnaround of the single uniform and school policy of the Rauf Aregbesola administration, the approval of Senator Iyiola Omisore into the APC from the SDP in 2021, Oyetola’s refusal to present Rauf Aregbesola as his ministerial candidate from Osun State in 2019 and the persecution that members of the celebration loyal to Aregbesola are going through which required the birth of TOP.

The quarrel led the state chapter of the APC to hold parallel congresses in both the ward, local government and state levels with both factions coming out with parallel executive committees.

While the TOP faction has Rasaq Salinsile as its chairman and has actually been duly sworn in, the faction which enjoys the assistance of the state governor and is chaired by Gboyega Famodun is still maintaining its executive council-elect designation which conforms with the instruction of the nationwide secretariat of the celebration.

As it is, the judgment APC in Osun State divided into 2 with The Osun Progressives and IleriOluwa caucuses spearheading two factions that have actually threatened to tear the celebration apart even at the national level due to the fact that the APC National Leader, Bola Ahmed Tinubu who is likewise gunning for the presidential slot of the celebration is the maternal uncle of governor Adegboyega Oyetola and by implication a local of Iragbiji, the head office of Boripe local government area of the state.

It is clear that the supremacy fight between the incumbent guv and his previous manager, who is now the Minister of Interior produced a rift in between Aregbesola and Tinubu who lots of know as the latter’s political benefactor.

With the see of the Abdullahi Adamu led National Reconciliation Committee of the party and with the needs advanced by both factions in the celebration, the nationwide secretariat would soon have to come out with a position that may either make or mar their opportunities in the 2023 basic elections.

This is to keep in mind how truly essential the 2022 Osun Gubernatorial Election is.

Guv Adegboyega Oyetola has not formally come out to show interest in contesting for a 2nd term as Osun governor, he nonetheless last week throughout an unannounced check out to the conference of the Osun State Traditional Rulers Council revealed that he will be competing for a 2nd term as governor of the state.

These words were all that was required for Senator Ajibola Basiru and his group to hurriedly buy the election and intent kind for the state guv.

Meanwhile, in among the conferences of the Salinsile led faction of the celebration, Lasun Yusuff, a former Deputy Speaker of your house of Representatives, Najeem Salam, the former Speaker, Osun State House of Assembly and Moshood Adeoti, previous Secretary to the State Government under Rauf Aregbesola all declared to work against the 2nd term ambitions of Governor Adegboyega Oyetola.

Yusuff who said nobody born of a woman might stop his aspiration claimed he was rigged out of the 2018 gubernatorial race to clear a passage for the incumbent governor.

Now, rumours making the rounds have it that a consensus plan has been reached and that both Adeoti and Yusuff would be given senatorial tickets while Najeem Salam would be the party’s candidate for the surveys.

As of now, nothing has actually been heard from Governor Oyetola camp.

It should be remembered, nevertheless, that due to the modifications carried out by the Adegboyega Oyetola in current times, the guv has been able to get the support of a big bulk.

Various tribal groups in the state, traders, and others have actually continued to pledge their assistance for his leadership style and also for his 2nd term ambition.

Among the heartfelt choices the administration made was the splitting of the co-owned Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) which has campuses in Ogbomoso and Osogbo with the teaching hospital in Osogbo now relabelled the Osun State University Teaching Hospital (UTH), Osogbo.

The changing of school uniform to what was acquired pre-Rauf Aregbesola administration and the returning of schools to secondary and primary instead of the primary, middle and high school category of Aregbesola.

Surprisingly, analysts think the quarrel between Adegboyega Oyetola and Rauf Aregbesola, his predecessor in workplace might work to his benefit.

Many individuals see the quarrel as a battle for survival and self-reliance and a test of manhood. Oyetola, it is said, requires his self-reliance and needs to be left alone to govern Osun without interference from within and outside.

Despite the quarrels, Governor Oyetola has actually continued to insist that Aregbesola is his bro and that he would work for his success in the 2022 gubernatorial election while Aregbesola who identified with TOP, has not categorically stated he would work against the triumph of Oyetola in the election if he ends up being the APC prospect.

Views of the public

Ayodeji Ologun, a social commentator said it would be challenging for Adeleke to repeat the electoral task of 2018 although it is not impossible provided the present characteristics of politics in the state.

Ologun who insisted 2018 was a referendum on Aregbesola declared the people wanted a modification no matter who was presented just like it occurred with president Muhammadu Buhari.

He added that the present Governor has actually been able to show his mettle and changed the narratives of governance for great and by the positioning of an Omisore, success for Ademola Adeleke has become harder.

Assessing Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, he revealed that like every other leader, the guv is imperfect and has made his share of errors and bad policy choices, but in all, he remains one of the finest leaders of the present age.

He kept this is because the governor listens, does the will of individuals even where policy change is inescapable.

Meanwhile, Wole Oke, a PDP stalwart in Osun while speaking on his choice for Senator Ademola Adeleke stated, “I have my factors for supporting Senator Ademola Adeleke. Amongst all the candidates, he is the most prepared and prepared prospect to lead. He has what it takes to provide us. I have actually listened to and check out the CV of others who believe they are better. Such arguments are at best very subjective.

“Are we saying Senator Adeleke has no native intelligence? Are they saying he is not a success story? Someone who raised a successful family with his children doing well?

“I can continue to tell you the good ideas about my preferred prospect. I am out to sell him to the delegates.

“It is a misconception for anybody to wish to manage party structure. I don’t think in it.

“You may have the party structure and yet lose at the primaries if you stop working to sell yourself and win the hearts of the delegates.

“In all the 30 city governments and location workplaces, I will go for it to search for delegates for my favored candidate.

“If they beat us at the primary we would all follow them.”

Oladele Bamiji, the Director of Media of the Osun PDP speaking with DAILY POST stated the chances of Governor Adegboyega Oyetola not returning for a 2nd term are based on the abysmal performance of his administration which has negatively impacted the standard of living of people in the state.

Bamiji associated the fatigue of the people and the clamour for a change to the alleged abysmal efficiency of Oyetola

Based on the chances of an Ademola Adeleke success in both the PDP state primary election and at the poll come July 16, he stressed that the electorates have actually had the ability to compare and came to a safe realisation that an Ademola Adeleke governorship is a far better alternative.

He kept in mind that it was now clear that the electorate prefer a PDP federal government to the APC, adding that the people can not continue to live like servants in their state.

Other other contenders and political celebrations

The political terrain in Osun State, for now, can just boast of simply two political celebrations; APC and PDP.

It appears other political parties have not gotten up to the truth that a gubernatorial election will be kept in the state come July 16, 2022.

Absolutely nothing has actually been heard from their camps till now. Even the political celebration that came 3rd in the 2018 elections; the Social Democratic Party (SDP) is still in a deep sleep and has not actually recovered from its stunning disposing by Senator Iyiola Omisore.

The final battle

The date for the impressive battle has actually been chosen however till now, the two top contending political celebrations have actually not had the ability to organise celebration primaries in the state.

Whether there is a fight within the two major political sorties and whether the aspirants are still hectic shredding themselves apart, the truth remains that a gubernatorial election will hold in Osun State and a governor will be sworn in on Sunday, November 27, 2022.