The Secretary to the government of Osun state, Alhaji Moshood Adeoti, has listed the conditions to be met by anybody aspiring to become the successor of Governor Rauf Aregbesola.
Adeoti who gave the condition at a forum “A discourse on Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola in the polity of the state of Osun tagged “Enroute Rauf”, stressed that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state would not allow anybody that cannot continue the six-point Integral Action Plan of Aregbesola to succeed him.
The forum which was organised for friends and associates of the governor to tell the history of how Aregbesola came to Osun state had present the who-is-who in the politics of Osun and Lagos states.
He maintained that any interested candidate that is not ready to abide by this rule should go to another party or form his own party to carry out his plan.
The Osun SSG noted that the successive governments in Lagos state have been complementing the action plan of the former governor of the state, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu
Adeoti who condemned the critics of Aregbesola insisted that the governor has fulfilled his promise to the people of the state.
His words: “They should say whatever they like. Whoever wants to succeed Aregbesola must be ready to continue his six-point integral action plan.
“The policy laid down by Asiwaju Tinubu was sustained by Fashola and Ambode is building on it. That is why Lagos state is progressing.
“We are satisfied with the six-point integral action plan of Aregbesola and we will not allow anybody that is not ready to maintain and sustain the successes achieved by the governor.
Also the Chairman of APC in the state, Prince Gboyega Famodun, said there is need to reply critics and clear some issues raised against Aregbesola.
Tracing the history of how Aregbesola became governor in Osun state, Famodun flayed those that are claiming to be behind the coming of Aregbesola to Osun state, though he did not specifically mention names.
It would be recalled that a chieftain of APC in the state, Alhaji Fatai Diekola, reportedly said that Aregbesola would be sent back to Lagos where they brought him from.
Diekola was reported to have said that he knew how Aregbesola came to Osun and he knows, too, how he would be sent back.
One of the discussant, Hon. Bola Ilori, who is the former Special Adviser on Environment to the governor, said nobody has the right to comment on the coming of Aregbesola except himself and one Ajilore.
The state governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, explained that the debt profile released by Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI, was exaggerated.
He said the 165.9 billion debt as released by NEITI was nothing, compared with the development Osun has witnessed in the last six years of his administration.
He, however, promised that he would complete all the ongoing project before the expiration of his tenure in November 2018.
At the programme, the speakers enumerated some of the achievement of the Aregbesola-led government in education sector, youth empowerment, environment, payment of pensioners, elderly programme called ‘Agba Osun’, O-meal and other sectors.
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