There have actually been stress and claims in Osun State as the All Progressives Congress (APC) prepares to hold its governorship primary on Saturday.

Three aspirants are presently contending to be candidates of the APC in the coming July 16 governorship election.

The three candidates include the incumbent state governor, Gboyega Oyetola; previous Deputy Speaker of your house of Representatives, Lasun Yusuff; and a previous Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Moshood Adeoti.

A direct main election was chosen by the party.

While Oyetola has preserved a deafening silence considering that the crisis in the party started, the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, who was a two-term governor of the state has made it a mission to stop the reelection of the incumbent Governor.

Aregbesola on Thursday claimed that Oyetola, who was his Chief of Staff while he was guv, has witch-hunted him since he assumed office in 2018.

According to him, “I worked extremely hard to make sure Oyetola’s election. When he got into office and began a grand witch-hunt against me, it was however a disrespectful shock. We campaigned for Oyetola through thick and thin to make him Governor. It was however surprising to see how he was doing to me when he got to the workplace,” Aregbesola said during a project.

Aregbesola stated he asked Oyetola for 2 years to avert today crisis in the party however he did not observe.

“When he started doing it, I sent out emissaries and started pleading him. This went on for two years. I continued to send emissaries to him to interest him. I begged him too. I even informed him not to like me at all, however not to damage my good works or character. He did not heed to this. He continued with his witch-hunt,” he said.

Aregbesola has actually stated assistance for Adeoti as the next governor of the state, advising the party faithful in the state to turn down the Governor.

Stress over infiltration of thugs declare, allegations of security device compromised

There are a series of allegations from 2 factions of APC in Osun that security agencies have actually been compromised and taken sides in the celebration crisis.

There are records of attack in between the APC factions loyal to the duo, Oyetola and Aregbesola– this has put stress in the mind of residents of the unidentified throughout or after the main.

A faction of APC devoted to Aregbesola objected against the state’s Commissioner of Police for supposedly castigating the former governor, claiming that the Osun State command is revealing “unchecked loyalty” to Oyetola.

In a statement by Aregbesola’s media adviser, Sola Fasure, “recognized ruffians” assaulted his convoy on Monday after he openly stated support for his aspirant. He likewise declared that sponsors of the wicked plot have resorted to smearing his name after failing to achieve their objective.

In another advancement, the state’s Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Funke Egbemode, on Thursday, raised the alarm that some “unscrupulous persons” have actually imported phony uniforms of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and the Nigerian Correctional Service into the state.

She had earlier this week revealed that the federal government had credible reports that some “misguided cowards” have actually invaded Osogbo, the state capital with armed thugs to foment problem.

Security beefed up ahead of APC main

The Osun State Police Command states it might give a sit-at-home order for Saturday 19th February 2022, the date of the primary election of the ruling APC.

According to the authorities, its choice will be directed by “intelligence gathered on security risks” ahead of the day.

The Commandant, NSCDC in Osun State, Emmanuel Ocheja, in a statement on Friday, by the command’s representative, Olabisi Atanda stated it had directed a major concealed operation to apprehend any act of criminality by thugs, evildoers and hoodlums planning to foment difficulty, develop panic and prevent the relative peace enjoyed in the state.

The NSCDC manager cautioned moms and dads and guardians to discourage their kids and wards from being utilized by desperate politicians.