What Tinubu Told Osun NASS Members About Aregbesola

Tinubu’s invitation to Adeoti and Salaam came few days after all the Osun APC members of the National Assembly visited the former Lagos State governor. The Osun APC NASS members, according to one of them, visited Tinubu to persuade him to wade into the rift between Aregbesola and Oyetola. According to one of the NASS members who spoke with us under condition of anonymity, Tinubu told them that he was not ready to talk to Aregbesola but needed to get both Adeoti and Salaam to supporting Oyetola. The source said: “We went to Asiwaju to persuade him to resolve the rift between our two leaders, Aregbesola and Oyetola. We had the believe that it is only Asiwaju that could resolve the matter. But, I am not a pessimist, the matter cannot be resolved again. It is bigger than we thought. “Asiwaju said a lot of things that cannot be said outside. We were all surprised because we did not expect such from him. He said he was not willing to talk to Aregbesola. As a matter of fact, he said he will fight Aregbesola with all he has. That scared me because I did not know the rift has gotten to that extent. “He is prepared for the second term ambition of Oyetola. He told us that he has the money and power to prosecute his second term. He said he needed to gain Adeoti and Salaam to Oyetola’s side. I think he wants to politically undress Aregbesola by taking influential politicians away from him. “The fight is actually between Aregbesola and Asiwaju. With what he told us that day, the rift between the two of them is not unconnected with the 2023 presidential ambition of Asiwaju which he believes Aregbesola is also interested in.” Political analysts had earlier observed that the relationship between Tinubu and Aregbesola is frosty. According to the political analysts, Oyetola would not have and does not have the capacity to wage war against Aregbesola without the support of his uncle, Tinubu. The analysts pointed out that the rift between the Governor and the Minister would have been settled had Tinubu not taken side with his cousin. It was gathered that Asiwaju felt threatened with the warm reception being given to Aregbesola by the northerners, making him to believe that the northern politicians might use the Minister to scuttle his presidential ambition.