Aregbesola Recants, Says His Past Dealings With Gov Akeredolu Was Bad |The Source

By Ayodele Oni

Former Governor of Osun state now Minister  of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, said on Monday, in Akure, Ondo state capital, that his relationship with Governor Rotimi Akeredolu in the past was bad.

Aregbesola, who was in Ondo State for the commissioning of newly acquired fire fighting vehicles, said his personal presence to commission the vehicle was to further assure Governor Akeredolu that whatever that had happened between them in the past has been buried in the past.

The immediate past Governor of Osun explained that a lot had transpired between him and Governor Akeredolu.

But now, he is ready to mend fences as he assured that irrespective of their differences in the past, “the past has now remained in the past”.

Aregbesola and Akeredolu had a running battle during the 2016 Governorship election when the Minister of Interior, allegedly, supported and financed Olusola Oke of the Alliance for Democracy, (AD) against Akeredolu, who later won the election.

The Minister, who was in Ondo State for the commissioning of newly acquired fire fighting vehicle in Akure, the state capital, said his personal presence to commission the vehicle was to further assure Governor Akeredolu that whatever that has happened between them in the past was purely politics.

Describing Akeredolu as his personal lawyer before his emergence as Governor, Aregbesola said Ondo State was his home having spent the first 18 years of his life in the Sunshine State.

Commissioning the fire fighting vehicles, Aregbesola warned that fire is a very deadly act, while urging the people to be careful in handling any appliances and other variables that can cause fire.

He further urged the people to be committed to preventing and mitigating fire incidents, adding that it was more reasonable and safer to prevent it.