The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has cried out about “sinister and coordinated” efforts by some politicians to “frustrate” moves to reconcile with Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
In a statement on Wednesday by his media adviser, Sola Fasure, obtained by POLITICS NIGERIA, Aregbesola said those attempting to sow seeds of discord within the APC will not succeed.
He said: “A pattern has clearly emerged of sinister and coordinated effort to frustrate the reconciliatory moves being championed by notable stakeholders within and beyond our party to rally all necessary factors for the success of our Party at the February 2023 Presidential Election.
“Just last week, jittery politicians, who are authors of this malicious manuscript, paid a handful of rent-a-crowd comedians to react to a non-existent ‘attack’ and regurgitate the storyline again, with the intention to frustrate a series of reconciliation steps for their selfish interest.
“We urge well-meaning Nigerians to be wary of the evil machinations of this cult of fifth columnists, whose sole business is to cause disaffection, manufacture distractions and sow discord within the APC and the progressive fold.
“For the umpteenth time, the general public is advised to note that Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola is focused on delivering key reforms in the Ministry of Interior and its agencies as championed by President Muhammadu Buhari, and also ensure that the APC emerges victorious.”
This newspaper reports that Aregbesola, a former governor of Osun State, is a protégé of Tinubu.
Under Tinubu (as governor of Lagos State), the Minister worked as Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure.
They had a fantastic relationship up to the period of the Osun State election 2022 when both men backed separate gubernatorial candidates.
While Aregbesola expressed his support for a former Secretary to the State Government, Moshood Adeoti, Tinubu stood by Gboyega Oyetola, the then-governor.
