By Akinwale Kasali
Newly appointed Minister for Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has received the nod of the Mandate Group to succeed in his new role.
The Mandate Group said it is optimistic that the former governor of the State of Osun will perform brilliantly in the Ministry and take it to its desired pinnacle.
The Group known for its role in the exit of former governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, from the saddle and the enthronement of Babajide Sanwo-Olu who got the support of the group.
The Mandate Group has been influential in the politics of Lagos State, and has strong political stalwarts in the South-West in its fold.
The Chairman of the group, Prince Wale Arogundade, said given the striking legacy of Aregbesola in Osun State, he was sure the former Governor would perform beyond Nigeria’s expectations..
“We have confidence that Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola will make Nigerians proud. He is honest, humble and down to earth.We have no doubt in our minds that President Mohammadu Buhari made the right choice”, the Mandate Group stated.
The group also commended Tunji Bello, the former Secretary to the State Government of Lagos State during the Ambode administration, who was recently appointed Commissioner by Sanwo-Olu.
Arogundade added that Aregbesola as a man of principle, who is also incorruptible, will set new standards in the Interior Ministry.
He stressed that, “We will recall that Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola’s name came with forty-two (42) other names which was submitted to the National Assembly for confirmation as Ministers. By Aregbesola’s sparkling performance during his screening by the Senate, the immediate past governor of Osun state has left no one in doubt of how eminently qualified he is to become a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria”
Arogundade then enjoined all the good people of Lagos State to commend Governor Babajide Sanwolu for putting round pegs in round holes to facilitate the growth and development of the State.
