Former Governor of Osun state Rauf Aregbesola has finally left the All Progressives Congress, APC. The former governor and his numerous supporters gave the ruling party the red card on Sunday in Ilesha after a stakeholders meeting under the group Omoluabi.
According to the former governor and his supporters, they have no reason to remain in the APC where they had been unfairly treated and continually harrased.
Having left the APC, they hinted of their plan to form a party with people of like minds to ‘rescue’ the state during the next election.
The magazine reports that Aregbesola had been having it rough with the leadership of the APC before and after the 2023 general election in the country.
Recall that the former Minister of Interior worked against his party during the 2022 governorship election, which the party lost to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
Aregbesola’s decision to work for the PDP stopped APC Gboyega Oyetola, then incumbent governor from returning to office after he lost to Demola Adeleke of the PDP.
Speaking after a meeting of the ‘Omoluabi’, a political group he heads, Aregbesola said he’s no longer a member of the APC because he has mover out of the party alongside his supporters.
He said the group moved out of the party in preparation of the next election, saying they are ready to take over the state to provide good governance.
He said, “The path we have toed is a smooth path, highly reassuring and full of good tides that will propel our dear state to greatness,” Aregbesola said.
“Therefore, you must show more commitment and attract genuine people who are ready to walk this path of righteousness with us.
“We are open to all regardless of political, religious, or socio-cultural leanings.
“We have the numbers, strength, and political acumen to provide a leadership that will make Osun the toast of its peers. By the grace of God, we shall succeed.”
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