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•The governor, State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola (3rd left); his wife, Sherifat (4th right); Iyalode of Osogboland, Chief Alake Kolade (2nd left); Iyalode of Eko-Ende, ChiefAishat Ajala (3rd right); Iyalode of Igege, Chief Wulemotu Raimi (left) and other women dignitaries in Osun, during a solidarity visit to the governor at the Government House,Osogbo, State of Osun, last Wednesday.

Osun PDP PlansAttack On Us - APC

I Wasn’t Lured To APC With Senatorial Ticket - Adeleke

Reject Jeun S'iku! Pro-tect your votes

The PeoplesDemocratic Party(PDP) and itsgubernatorial'wannabe' in thestate of Osun,Iyiola Omisore Mr.'Money miss road',are unrelenting intheir desperation

to coast homevictory in the com-ing August guber-natorial election inthe state as it's now

obvious that theyare bent on usingevery crook meansto achieve theirmuch desiredvictory.

Already there arethreats of vio-lence from thisfar from beingdemocratic partyon members ofthe ruling party,APC as they(PDP) are

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•The governor, State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola (left), presenting stipends to one of the trainees, Mr PopoolaMorufu (2nd right); Managing Director, Osun State Investment Company Limited (OSICOL), Alhaji Bola Oyebamiji(right) and others, during the sent-forth ceremony for 31 indigenes of Osun on a two-month Mechatronics in-plantand end-user training in Germany at the Government House Banquet Hall, Osogbo, State of Osun, last Monday.

By ISMAEEL UTHMAN

Osun PDP Plans Attack On Us - APCTHE All Progressives Congress (APC) in the State

of Osun has raised alarm that the PeoplesDemocratic Party (PDP) has concluded plans to

start violent attacks on its officials and facilities.The APC in a press

statement issued andsigned by its Director ofPublicity, Research andStrategy, Barrister KunleOyatomi, claimed thatintelligence report from

within the PDP has it thatthe attack would commenceat the party secretariatalong Gbongan/Ibadanroad.

According to the partyspokesman, the same

strategy was used by thePDP in 2007, whenAregbesola Campaign Officewas attacked by some PDPhoodlums, who shot at thebuilding and someindividuals including theformer Editor of OSUNDEFENDER, Mr Kola Olabisiwho is now the ManagingEditor.

“This is a similar strategy

used by the PDP in 2007,when it attacked OranmiyanHouse, the campaignheadquarters ofAregbesola, shooting itsway into the premises andcreating mayhem that leftseveral people injured,”Oyatomi satated

The state APC therefore,called the people andsecurity agents to call on

the PDP to desist from itsfamiliar path of violence.

“The party is therefore,calling on all citizens ofgoodwill within and outsidethe State of Osun, as well assecurity agents to prevail onthe PDP that violence is notpart of democracy.

“Osun has been peacefulsince 2010, whenAregbesola took over andthe APC government isdetermined to keep itpeaceful.”

Osun APC however, haspledged its resolve to co-operate with the security

agents to help maintainpeace.

The party then recalledthat in the past two weeks,two major campaigns of theparty had been heldsuccessfully withoutincidents in Ile-Ife and Ikire.

The party therefore,called on the PDP toexpunge violence from itspolitical engagements in thestate in the interest of thePDP, APC, other parties andthe state generally.

“Violence will do nobodyany good,” the APC stated.

NASS Commission, Osun Assembly ToPartner For Strengthening Lawmaking

By KAZEEM MOHAMMED

THE National Assembly Service Commission (NASC)on Wednesday made commitment to work with theState of Osun House of Assembly to strengthen the

legislative institution in the country.The NASC Commissioner

for South-West geo-political zone, MrsFunmilayo Lamuye, saidthis during the visit of themembers of the commissionto the state parliament inOsogbo.

She said the commission,since its inauguration 2001,had started achieving itsmain objective of acquiringand securing a dedicatedworkforce that is ideal toface the challenges of theprocess of lawmaking in thecountry.

“As we are all aware, thelegislative arm ofgovernment as aninstitution is young, butgrowing with the currentsustenance of democracy inthe country.

“The process oflawmaking, as we all know,is very complicated andspecialised affair with globalapplications, as against thegeneralised service we havein the mainstream civilservice.

“The establishment of thecommission does not onlyprovide a separate servicefor the National Assemblystaff because of the uniquenature of their jobs, but it’sa step in the right direction

towards entrenching andenhancing dedication,professionalism and loyaltyin the legislative service,”she added.

Lamoye then said thepurpose of the visit was toacquaint members of thecommission with theactivities and operations ofOsun House of AssemblyService Commission and togive update on how best tocarry out its functionseffectively.

“The National AssemblyService Commission isindeed glad to beassociated with theestablishment andmanagement of OsunAssembly Commission.

“The 3rd NationalAssembly ServiceCommission was recentlyinaugurated by PresidentGoodluck Jonathan andwith this, members of thecommission have foundthemselves in a newworking environment.

“Therefore it is germanefor members to familiarisethemselves in a new workenvironment with the StateHouses Of AssemblyService Commission in theSouth-West zone to fostera harmonious relationship

between national and stateassemblies.

“The establishment of anassembly servicecommission is not only aconstitutional issue but asure way of entrenching andstrengthening democracy inthe country by assuring theindependence of thelegislature.

In his remarks, theChairman of Osun House ofAssembly ServiceCommission, Mr BusariHassan, thanked membersof NASC for the visit andpromised that thecommission would continueto perform its role in aneffective and efficientmanner.

APA Acknowledges Aregbesola’s Achievements AsIt Presents Gov CandidateINSPITE of its interest in the August 09, 2014

governorship election, The African People’sAlliance (APA), State of Osun Chapter, did not

fail to acknowledge the achievements of GovernorRauf Aregbesola in his first term.

The APA, whilepresenting its governorshipcandidate for theforthcoming election, saidit would be mischievous notto commend thedevelopment of the stateunder Aregbesola’sadministration.

APA, at its primaries onMonday in Osogbo,presented an Okinni-bornpolitician, Alhaji AzeezObasanjo Agboola, as itsflag-bearer for theforthcoming governorshipelection in the state.

Speaking at theprogramme, DeputyNational Chairman of theparty in the South-West,Alhaji Ashiru Abdullahi,

poured encomium onAregbesola for hisadministration’s giantstrides in the state.

Abdullahi, whodescribed the presentadministration as the bestsince the creation of thestate, said APA wouldensure the continuity ofthe development of thestate should the party winthe election.

He noted that, though,the party really valued andappreciated the efforts ofA r e g b e s o l a - l e dadministration in thedevelopment of the state,but would dislodge thegovernor and defeat him inthe gubernatorial election.

The APC chieftainmaintained that Aregbesolahas really delivered goodgovernance, going bywhat he described asnumerous developmentalprojects that cut across allthe nooks and crannies ofthe state.

However, Abudullahistated that the APA wouldperform better thatAregbesola if the electoratevoted for the party.

He therefore chargedthe people of the state tocome out en mass and casttheir vote for the APA inorder to enjoy thedividends of democracy.

In his acceptancespeech, the APA flag-bearer, Alhaji Obasanjo,said his administrationwould leave no stoneunturned to ensure thatpoverty andunemployment are

reduced to the barestminimum.

Agboola enumerated hisseven-point integral plan asprovision of portablewater supply, rural andurban development,stability of electricitypower supply, promotionof health sector, boostingof the Agriculture sector,and functional educationamong others.

He urged all members ofthe party to startcanvassing for votes andsell out the party’smanifestos to theelectorate for them toknow what the party hasin stock for them.

Agboola, the formerchairman of the party,commended all the partydelegates that elected himto fly the flag of the APAin the forthcominggovernorship election.

Osun Gov Election: CPPPicks Gov Candidate

THE Citizens Popular Party (CPP), the State of Osunchapter, has elected its candidate to contest theAugust 09, 2014 governorship election in the state.

Announcing the resultsof its governorshipprimaries held in Osogbo,on Saturday, the CPPdeclared Alhaji RafiuAnifowose as its candidatefor the gubernatorialelection.

Anifowose, who hailsfrom Ile-Ife, is a successfulfarmer. He was theimmediate-past StateChairman of the CPP.

He was the solegovernorship aspirant of theparty, and he wasunanimously adopted bydelegates of the party at thecongress.

In his manifestos tagged:Five cardinal priorities ofCPP, Anifowose said: “CPPgovernment takes health asthe first priority, hence ourdetermination to reform thehealth sector of the state.

He commended GovernorRauf Aregbesola for theimprovement in the healthsector, even as he said hisachievements are yet tomeet the standard needed fora viable health sector,saying: “I shall pay moreattention to the sector in myfirst 100 days in office as thegovernor.”

According to theAnifowose, the educationsector of the state needs aresolute direction, thus hisreadiness to make educationmore functional with nocontroversy, saying that theCPP has the best approachto the development of theeducation sector in thestate.

“My administration willempower all the artisans andunemployed youths. This isto develop the economy ofthe state through the localcontent. We shall banishpoverty and hunger in ourdear state.

“My fifth programme isthe promotion of agriculturefor sustainable foodsecurity. It is time to go backto base on agriculture. Wemust make agriculture aviable sector in the stateeconomy, hence ourresolution to enhancefarming and support farmerswhere needed”, he added

Anifowose urgedmembers of the party tocanvass for votes andensure that the partyemerged victorious in thegovernorship election.

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•A cross section of the crowd outside the fence at the mega rally for re-election of Governor Rauf Aregbesola, in Ikire,last Tuesday. Photo: JESUDOYIN ABRAHAM

Aregbesola Charges Muslims On Peaceful Co-existenceBy KAZEEM MOHAMMED

GOVERNOR of the State of Osun, Ogbeni RaufAregbesola, has urged Muslims across the countryto always read the Quran with deep understanding of

the positive teachings embedded in it.He stated that the

negative image Islam isfacing today was as a resultof lack of understanding ofthe Quran by someMuslims.

The governor stated thison Saturday in Osogbo, thestate capital, during theconferment of Award of

Excellence and turbanningas “Atayese Adinni ofOsun” given to him by Al-Fatih-Ul Quareeb IslamicSociety of Nigeria.

Ogbeni Aregbesola, whowas decorated on theoccasion by the President-General, League of Imamsand Alfas, South-West

including Edo and Delta,Sheik Mustapha Ajisafe,stressed further that thenumber of times God talkedabout peace, harmony,forgiveness, love andpatience in the Quran is farmore that the times whichGod talked about Jihad.

Ogbeni Aregbesola, whoread from the Quran Chapter18 vs 29, which says Godhas not placed the judgmentof anybody in the hands ofany man, urged Muslims allover the world to always live

in peace and harmony withall men at all times.

“Every problem theIslamic world is facingtoday is a result of lack ofdeep understanding of theQuran by Islamic faithful,”The number of times Godtalked about love, peace,understanding, patience,forgiveness is far more thanthe number times he talkedabout the Jihad.”

“Islam is a religion ofpeace. God has not placedthe judgment of anybody in

the hands of any man,”Aregbesola stressed.

Aregbesola, wholamented that the Boko-Haram sect is tarnishing theimage of Islam, urged everyMuslim to be the example ofthe kind of Muslim thatthey want others to see.

“I urge every Muslim toalways show the goodexample of how you wantpeople of other faiths to seeIslam. God did not ask youto force people of otherfaiths to Islam,” he stated.

In a welcome address,National President, Al-Fatih-Ul Quareeb IslamicSociety, Alhaji AyorindeMuhammed, stated that theprayer session wasorganised purposely togive thanks to Allah for thewisdom and strength withwhich Aregbesola is rulingthe state and also to praythat God frees the countryfrom the menace of Boko-Haram.

Alhaji Ayorinde, whostressed that the Boko-Haram sect is not a Muslimgroup, also enjoined theFederal Government toemploy all means to put anend to the menace ofterrorism and bring back theChibok girls, while calling onINEC to ensure a free and fairelection in the state.

“I am using thisopportunity to call onpoliticians to tread softly inthe coming election in thestate, I also urge INEC toensure that the vote of thepeople counts, so that wecan have a credible leader,”the Islamic Cleric stated.

Special prayers were thenoffered by the National ChiefMissioner, Alhaji SheikhAbdulrahaman Adangba, forthe peace and progress ofthe state, the peaceful rescueof the Chibok girls, as wellas an end to the Boko-Harammenace in the country.

Osun 2014: Ijesa North RalliesSupport For Aregbesola

By FRANCIS EZEDIUNO

AHEAD of the August 9 gubernatorial election inthe State of Osun, members of the Ijesa NorthFederal Constituency Campaign Committee for the

Re-election of Governor Rauf Aregbesola have beeninaugurated to perfect the re-election bid process.

The inauguration tookplace shortly after theaccreditation of the party’smembers and supportersheld at Ijebu-Jesa town hall.

Speaking after theinauguration, the Chairmanof the campaign committee,who is also the StateCommissioner for Finance,Budget and EconomicPlanning, Dr. WaleBolorunduro, chargedmembers to take thecampaign seriously, addingthat the party cannot affordto take any chances.

While noting that thecurrent administration in thestate has done more thanwhat it promised the peopleof the state, Bolorunduronoted that the result of theelection would be a formalityin a free, fair and credibleelection.

The committee members,after the inauguration, heldcrucial meeting withtraditional rulers fromObokun and Oriade LocalGovernment councils of thefederal constituency as itsfirst assignment.

During the meeting heldat Aregbesola CampaignOffice in Ibokun, thetraditional rulers declared

their support forAregbesola’s re-electionbid.

The monarchsunanimously acknowledgedthe performance ofAregbesola’s governmentin the last three and halfyears, explaining that hisperformance was on groundfor people to see.

They noted that theinfrastructure anddevelopmental projectsexecuted by theA r e g b e s o l a - l e dadministration cut across allthe nooks and crannies oftheir domains andcommended theadministration for the featsachieved, describing it asunprecedented andunusual.

The Chairman of ObokunChieftaincy Committee, ObaEnoch Adejare Oyooyo 11,Owa Ooye of Imesi-Ile, toldthe gathering that thetraditional council in thearea would give Aregbesolafull support in his re-electionbid, arguing that the currentadministration hastransformed the statethrough variousinfrastructure anddevelopmental programmes.

The traditional rulermaintained that the currentadministration underAregbesola placed highpriority on the welfare of thecitizenry and in particularthe traditional councils.

While urging thegovernor to see to thespeedy elevation of some ofthem and prompt paymentof the allowances due forthe traditional institution inthe state, Oba Enoch saidtraditional rulers being thecustodians of culture andsecurity of their domainneed to be properly takencare of.

He added that the welfareof the traditional rulersmeans a lot for communitydevelopment.

In the same vein, theChairman of OriadeChieftaincy council, ObaAdebayo Ogunmokun,while speaking at the event,praised Aregbesola for histransformation agenda andthe manner he has fast-tracked development in thestate particularly in all thetowns in the council area.

Oba Ogunmokun saidA r e g b e s o l a ’ sadministration in three andhalf years has put smiles onthe faces of all and sundryin the state.

Responding to therequests from each of thetraditional rulers, thechairman of the campaigncommittee in the federal

constituency, Bolorunduro,assured that all theirindividual requests wouldbe looked into andaddressed whenAregbesola wins the secondterm election, adding that allthe plights of the traditionalrulers and their domainswould be looked into.

Bolorunduro averred thatAregbesola’s governmenthas strategies for all thetowns and villages in thestate, stressing thataugmentation of the Obas’salary that has beengenerating issues will beproperly taking care of.

He said no town would beleft out in the second phaseof road construction andrehabilitation, noting that alltheir requests will be tabledand added to.

The AregbesolaCampaign Committeechairman, however, solicitedfor the support of the Obasin selling the governor to thepeople of their communities,positing that, Aregbesola’sre-election would bring totalfreedom to them.

The committee had earlierinaugurated sub-committees in all the wardsof the federal constituencyin order to make their workeasy.

The sub-committeeinaugurated included sub-committee on Finance,Strategy, Mobilisation,Publicity, Legal and Security,Medical and Protocol.

Ondo Rep MobilsesSupport For Aregbesola

A member of the House of Representatives,Honourable Sunday Abegunde, popularly calledAbena, representing Akure North and South

Federal Constituency of Ondo State, on Monday, launchedmobilisation campaign for the re-election of Governor RaufAregbesola in the forthcoming August 9, 2014governorship election in the State of Osun.

By ABRAHAM JESUDOYIN

The federal lawmaker hadembarked on tour of thestate’s 30 local governmentcouncil areas and the AreaOffice in Modakeke underthe aegis of AregbesolaSunshine Movement(ASM), to mobilise OndoState indigenes residing inthe State of Osun to ensureAregbesola’s victory.

Abegunde and otherAPC chieftains from OndoState, in a long convey ofvehicles, visited Osun WestSenatorial District onMonday, Central onTuesday and EastSenatorial District onWednesday, whiledistributing variouscampaign materials.

While addressing OndoState indigenes in variouslocal government councilareas visited, Abegundeurged them to come outand vote massively for thegovernor of the State ofOsun in his bid for re-election in August 9,2014.

Abegunde, whileaddressing ASM membersin Oriade Local GovernmentCouncil Area, said he hadalready foreseenAregbesola winning theelection as a result of hisperformance.

He said no governor hasmoved close toAregbesola’s record in thearea of infrastructured e v e l o p m e n t ,empowerment, economicdevelopment andcommunal peace.

According to him, thegovernor has createdenabling environment forthe people of Ondo State totransact their businesseswithout any hindrance andmaking life more abundantfor them through variousdevelopmental projects andpolicies.

He said: “Aregbesola’spolicies and programmeshave positively affectedpeople of Ondo State. Theirchildren are benefiting fromhis administration’s freeeducation, tablet of

knowledge, nutritious meals,free school uniform amongothers.

Chief Ade Adetimehin, anOndo APC chieftain, statedthat his experience duringthe tour had confirmed thatthe governor of the state hasdone so well in the dischargeof his duties. .

He stressed that despitethe low Internal GeneratedRevenue (IGR) of the state,compared to Ondo where hecame from, the governor ofthe state has achieved morethan what his counterpart inOndo has achieved.

ASM Coordinator inBoripe Local GovernmentCouncil Area, MrsOhunmehin Funmilayo,stated that Aregbesola hasgreatly shaped her lifepositively as one of the40,000 Osun YouthEmpowerment Scheme(OYES) cadets.

She promised that allOndo indigenes are ready tocast their votes for him comeAugust 9, 2014.

Also, indigenes of Ilajecommunity of Ondo Stateresiding in the State of Osunat Oba-Oke in OlorundaLocal Government CouncilArea of the state applaudedthe generosity of thegovernor, who did notdiscriminate against them asnon-indigenes.

The community members,who said they have been inOsun for over 30 years, saidthey have not had a taste ofstable electricity supply, andtherefore pleaded with thegovernor of the state toassist them in providingstable electricity.

The community thereafterassured Agunbiade of theirsupport for the governor,stating that they have beensupporting him and they stillhold on to that allegiance.

The tour, which startedon Monday to Wednesday,was ended with a visit to thegovernor Aregbesola in hisoffice.

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•(L-R) The All Progressives Congress (APC) Interim State Chairman, Elder Adelowo Adebiyi; Secretary to the StateGovernment, Alhaji Moshood Adeoti; State Women Leader of the APC, Alhaja Fakokude Kudirat and the StateCommissioner for Lands and Urban Development, Mr. Muyiwa Ige, during the endorsement of Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesolaby Isokan Group at Heritage Hotel, Osogbo recently in commemoration of May 29.

APC Leaders Urge Electorate To Defend VotesBy KAZEEM MOHAMMED

LEADERS of All Progressives Congress (APC) andpolitical office holders in the State of Osun haveechoed it on their supporters to guard their votes

during the August 9 governorship election to preventrigging.

They gave the charge onTuesday in Ikire, IrewoleLocal Government duringthe APC mega campaign inIrewole/Isokan/AyedaadeFederal Constituency of the

state.Among the speakers at

the event were the Speakerof the State House ofAssembly, HonourableNajeem Salaam; House of

Representatives memberrepresenting theconstituency, HonourableAyo Omidiran;Commissioner forInformation and Strategy,Mr Sunday Akere; and thesenator representing OsunWest, Mudashir Husein.

Expressing confidencethat Aregbesola has beenable to attract the supportof the people through his

developmental programmesand policies, he said that theopposition has no othertarget than to steal votes.

According to Salaam, thisis a period that the spirit ofthe late Chief Bola Igewould haunt those thatkilled him the more, addingthat the PDP has completelylost its credibility.

“If we see a governmentthat is performing, the

appropriate thing for us isto support that governmentto continue and that is whatwe need to do forAregbesola, because he hasperformed well.

“Apart from that, the PDPis finished in Osun, becausethose that matter there haverealised that they have allalong been in a wrong placeand have left the party forAPC.

“We should however, bevigilant, because they arenow jittery and have noother option than to attackpeople and steal our votes.

“While we are vigilant,we should ensure that wedefend our votes”, hecharged.

On his own, Akere said,the support thatAregbesola is receivingacross the state has shownthat Osun is united on hisre-election.

He was optimistic that

people would show the loveby voting massively for thegovernor, to be able tocontinue his developmentalprogrammes and policies.

Omidiran and Huseincanvassed votes forAregbesola, saying thatAregbesola has performedwell for the overall benefitof the people of the stateand deserve to be re-elected.

Also, an APC leader,Alhaji Fatai Diekola and theformer Secretary to theState Government, EngineerSola Akinwumi urged thepeople to vote massively forAregbesola and stand bytheir votes to preventrigging.

This, they said, wouldenable the people of the stateto continue enjoying theongoing development in thestate.

NBA Laments Absence OfFederal Court Of Appeal In Osun

THE Osogbo branch of the Nigeria Bar Association(NBA) has expressed worry over the absence of adivision of the Federal Court of Appeal in the State

of Osun.Addressing a press

conference as part of theactivities commemorating2014 Bar Week of the NBA,Osogbo branch, thechairman of the planningcommittee, Mr. GbadamosiAdesina and member,General Council of the Bar,last weekend in Osogboobserved that the absenceof a Federal Court of Appealin the state hinders thepromotion of lawyers toattain Senior Advocate ofNigeria (SAN) status.

He, therefore appealed tothe Chief Justice of Nigerianto facilitate the creation of adivision of an Appeal Courtin the state, contending thatsuch development wascapable of enhancing theperformance of legalpractitioners.

According to Adesina:“The nearest Courts of

Appeal to the state are inAkure and Ibadan and allappeal cases by lawyers inthe state are either filed inAkure or Ibadan”.

While calling for theseparation of the office ofthe Attorney General fromthat of the Commissioner forJustice, he maintained thatsuch approachwould promote quickdispensation of justice inthe country and givesvalues to the two offices.

“The law practice inNigeria will be more efficient,if the office of the AttorneyGeneral is separated fromthat of the Commissioner forJustice, and this will alsoallow independence injudiciary.

The office of the AttorneyGeneral is higher than thatof the Commissioner forJustice,” Adesina remarked.

Aregbesola ‘ll Win August 9 ElectionConvincingly - OYT

By KAZEEM MOHAMMED

THE lawmaker representing AyedaadeConstituency in the State of Osun House ofAssembly, Honourable Yemi Taiwo, has stated

that the state governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola,stands a better chance of winning the August 9governorship election in the state convincingly.

He stated this during achat with OSUNDEFENDER recently inOsogbo, saying, thegovernor has preparedenough ground for his re-election through hisd e v e l o p m e n t a lprogrammes and policies.

According to him, thePeoples Democratic Party(PDP) and his candidate,Iyiola Omisore are onlyboasting that they will takeover without anything tojustify it.

“They don’t haveanything to justify whythey should be voted intopower. They are likeprodigal sons of Osun.

“When Iyiola Omisorewas the deputy governor,he made no meaningfulcontribution to thesuccess of thatadministration, exceptfighting his boss, Chief BisiAkande.

“Also, throughout hisstay in the senate, he wasunable to achieveanything, despite the factthat he chaired theAppropriation Committeeof the Senate, the mostpowerful committee forthat matter.

“There is no place forPDP again in Osun. Theyhave been given chance inthe past and they have

failed us completely,” thelawmaker stressed.

Taiwo added that federalpower can never work inOsun, as the people haveseen the performances ofAregbesola in all sectors ofgovernance.

The lawmaker addedthat the people of the stateare aware that the Ministerfor Police Affairs, Jelili

Adesiyan was appointed torig the election, saying thatis why he has beenboasting to use the policeagainst APC members.

He stressed that thiswould not work, as thepeople of Osun want thecurrent spate ofd e v e l o p m e n t a lprogrammes and policiesto continue.

June12: Nigerians Charge To Pressure NationalAssembly For Holiday By KEHINDE AYANTUNJI

NIGERIANS have been charged to pressurise theNational Assembly to recognise the struggle thepresidential election of June 12, 1993 generated in

Nigeria and recognise the day as a national holiday.

This was disclosed by theState Commissioner forInformation and Strategyand a Guest Speaker,Honourable Sunday Akereand Mr Yinka Anjous at alecture organised byModern ProgressiveAwareness (MPA) held atIgbonnibi Hall, Ila-Oragun,State of Osun.

Akere charged the peopleto ponder on theimportance of May 29 andJune 12 and demand theNational Assembly to ratifywhich of the two daysshould be declared asDemocracy Day.

According to theCommissioner, June 12 isremarkable in the history ofthe nation’s journey todemocratic governance,saying if it was not for thecrisis generated by June 12,

1993 election, handing overto democratic governanceon May 29, 1999 would nothave been realisable.

Also in his lecture,Anjous said leadershiprequires a lot ofresponsibilities to makepeople focus in their bid toachieve self-developmentand nation building,particularly in aheterogeneous country likeNigeria.

He also hinged on theneed for Nigerians to askquestions from theirleaders, as a way to makeleaders responsible andalive to their duties, ratherwatch them getting awaywith corrupt acts.

Anjous also charged

political leaders to bepassionate about the plightof their followers, sayingmany leaders in the past dodnot care about their people,noting that this has limitedthe level of confidencepeople have in government.

In his address, the StateCommissioner for LocalGovernment andChieftaincy Affairs, BarristerKolapo Alimi, said evenwhen the people have beendenied access to democraticdividends in the nation’s 15years of democracy, it hasopened the path to askquestions aboutgovernance.

He said the process in theState of Osun has shownthat no matter theshortcoming of civilian rule,it is better than militaryadministration.

The climax of theprogramme was thedecoration of someindividuals with severalawards of excellence inservice, notable amongthem was the StateCommissioner for Health,Dr. (Mrs) Temitope Ilori.

I Wasn’t Lured To APC WithSenatorial Ticket - Adeleke

FIRST Executive Governor of the State of Osun,Senator Isiaka Adeleke has debunked the rumourthat he defected to the All Progressives Congress

(APC) because of a promise that he would be givensenatorial ticket.

Adeleke said this recentlyin Ede at a press conference.

The former governor, whohad represented Osun WestSenatorial District in theSenate on the platform ofthe Peoples DemocraticParty (PDP), said that he hadno problem with his formerparty but with somecharacters in the party.

In his words: “There is noiota of truth in the rumourthat I was promisedsenatorial ticket to join theAPC. But when we get tothe bridge we shall cross it.”

Adeleke said that theformer Speaker of the StateHouse of Assembly, Mr.Adejare Bello, who waspicked as the running mate

of Senator Iyiola Omisorewould only win his pollingunit and not the ward.

He stated that Bello wasnot a threat to his popularityin any way because thepeople of Ede, where bothof them hail from, love him.

He said: “Aregbesola hasperformed very well in termsof capital expenditure but hecould still do better in humandevelopment. We willaddress the issues of somewho have grievances.”

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Continued from pg1 threatening fire against APC members.Going by their antecedent violence andrigging are their stock-in-trade. Andsince there is no hope for them ofwinning the coming election through'One man One vote' then their hopelies in repeating what they know howto do best.

Another way through which the PDP ishoping to claim victory is by throwingmoney and other valuable gifts out toentice voters to sell their votes. In thisregard the handwriting had for longappeared on the wall. With the distribu-tion of kerosene to their members andsome members of the public whichstarted last year their journey to enticevoters with the aim of buying theirvotes started.

This stratagem rather than strategy,being viciously employed by the PDPin the state of Osun, is what we see as'jeun s'iku' should citizens get swayedby it. 'Jeun s'iku' literally means 'eatand die' or 'eat the food that will leadyou to your grave'. The money andother forms of gift which the PDP andIyiola Omisore rely on to buy citizens'votes are nothing but 'Greek gift' and'blood money' and collecting them todo their biding means doing so at one'speril. It simply means sending our stateback to the pre-Aregbesola era; back-

water of development. May God forbid!

But it's not enough to pray to God toforbid evil things. We the citizens mustalso not use our own hands to bring evilthings on our heads. To collect PDP'sblood money to sell our conscience inthe coming election will be tantamountto 'jeun s'iku' the consequence of whichwill be dire for our state. Of course thecitizens can collect the gift of money andother gifts the PDP is ready to offerthem but they must not do so to do theirbidding. The votes in the coming elec-tion are for Ogbeni Aregbesola who hasraised the bar of good and responsiblegovernance in the state and should nevergo to any other party let alone the PDP.

The PDP and Iyiola Omisore are free togo about to throw carrot to the people intheir desperation to capture the con-science of voters but never should thevoters allow their conscience to becaptured by these unscrupulous elementswho have nothing to offer our state.The PDP has been in power for close toeight years here without any positivething to show for it. All it had to showfor its eight years of misrule are purelynegative; violence, hunger, unemploy-ment, collapsed school system, badroads and general under-developmentacross the state. party's candidate,'Mr. Money miss road' himself, he toohad nothing positive to show for repre-senting the state at the highest legislativebody of this country even as he held a

juicy position in the Senate, beingChairman Appropriation Committee forfour years.Rather than serving the people andmade positive impact in their lives hewas only there to serve his own pocket.So in what way are they - both the PDPand Omisore - going to effect anymeaningful change in the life of the stateas they are shouting around?We know that the virtuous and respon-sible citizens of our state who haveenjoyed dividends of democracy inunprecedented term under the able andvisionary leadership of OgbeniAregbesola will not waste their votes.We are sure they are notgoing to sell their conscience. We be-lieve fervently that their votes will befor Aregbesola as they are not ready to'jeun s'iku'. However, it's one thing tovote, the next important task beforethem come election day after voting isfor them to protect their votes.

Our people must guard their votesjealously so that these visionless ele-ments who rely on vote stealing likethey did in 2007 and who have nothingto offer the state and its people don'tsucceed in their fraudulent and evilplans. For them not to succeed the ballis in the court of the people. Our re-sponsibilities are clear; to vote and toprotect our votes. These are what wemust do to ensure the return of theAregbesola-led progressive governmentthat has done so well for our state.

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The Dr Okonjo-Iweala Challenge

CO-ORDINATING Ministerof the Nigerian economyand the Minister of

Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iwealagave a challenge to stategovernors recently at aconvocation lecture at BabcockUniversity, Ilisan-Remo in OgunState.

At the convocation when shewas honoured with a doctoratedegree along with some otherdistinguished Nigerians, theminister made bare the amount ofrevenue collected by statesespecially, the ten which receivedthe highest revenue from thefederally-collected nationalrevenue.

According to the minister,Akwa-Ibom State, an oil-producing state tops the list,followed by Rivers, Delta,Bayelsa, Lagos, Kano, Katsina,Oyo and Kaduna. Borno, a NorthEastern state is the tenth.

The minister’s exposure wasnot only timely but revealing. Thegood thing about the expose isthat it helps the citizens to beaware of how much states weregetting. It now affords citizensthe ability to know how much thestates are getting and howefficient the resources are beingdeployed. Interestingly, most oil-producing states are ruled by thePeoples Democratic Party.Amongst the ten are Lagos andBorno States controlled by theAll Progressives Congress(APC). Lagos by every standardis the state where ingenuity isdeployed to increase internally-generated revenue (IGR).

The Federal Government thattakes more than fifty percent ofthe revenue should be able toshow the citizenry how best it hasused revenue collected. Thetragedy of the Nigerianfederation is the fact that by themisadventure of militaryinterregnum in our politics, ourrevenue is centrally-collectedand distributed unevenly. Thisunfortunate situation stemmedfrom the fact that the militarystrongly operated on thehierarchically structured system,which did not allow the stategovernors, who weresubordinates to the Commander-in-Chief to disobey any order.This was transferred to thecivilian dispensation and byextension, the Constitution leftbehind by the military.

From the reality on ground, itis no longer fashionable orrealistic for states to wait till theend of the month to get the paltrysum coming in the form ofrevenue allocation. Since July2013, the revenue due to stateshas reduced by forty percent withno tangible reasons adduced forit. The only reason offered by thefederal authority is that oil

production has been disturbedthrough the activities of oilvandals. The security operativesare under the care of the FederalGovernment coupled with thefact that Nigerians were made tounderstand that some militantkingpins were recruited by theFederal Government to police theoil installations.

It is my humble opinion that theNational Conference going on inAbuja should be able to whittledown the powers of the nationalgovernment and by extension,reduce the money allocated tothe centre. This will undoubtedly,afford the states the opportunityto do well in the generation ofrevenue locally.

People reside in the states andthe local governments, where theneeds of the people are located.The current situation givesunpopular politicians at the statesto hibernate in Abuja, only tocause problem to the politicianson ground in their respectivestates. Their sojourn in Abujaalso gives them unfettered accessto the Presidency, which theyleverage on. Democracy is all

about the people. The bestcandidate may not win but themost popular does. Our electedleaders should be those whodeserve to be at the top. If theyare, then they would beresponsive and accountable. Untilthat is done, we shall as a nation,continue to move in the wrongdirection.

The Boko Haram insurgencyhas really exposed a lot of things.The military to whom muchbudgetary allocation is givenyearly really gave themselves outwith the terror of Shekau and hisband of blood-thirsty BokoHaram.

If the military were adequatelyand appropriately equipped andmotivated as we were made tobelieve, the Boko Haraminsurgency would not have takenthem by surprise. Granted thefact that terrorism is anunconventional war and differentand obnoxious tactics may bedeployed, the military, with all itsarsenal, should not have becomea major casualty.

When the Borno Stategovernor, Kashim Shettima,

•OKONJO-IWEALA

alluded to the fact that theinsurgents were more armed andmotivated than the military,everybody condemned him.

To the oil-producing states thatearn more by way of derivation,some people are asking questionson how the revenue is being putto judicious use. In the past, theerstwhile governor of BayelsaState, Mr Dipreye SolomonAlamiesiegha, was prosecuted forhelping himself with stateresources. He plea-bargained andforfeited some assets to the stategovernment. The immediate-pastgovernor, Mr James OnanefeIbori is currently in gaol in aforeign land for public theft. Ifthe managers of the resourcesbelonging to the states are beingmisused then, it behoves on otherstates to share it equally, so thatevery Nigerian becomes abeneficiary of it. However, if thatis done, where do we place theordinary folks in the oil-producing areas whose land andwater have been devasted andpolluted respectively? It is inview of this that we urge thatwhatever formula that is churnedout from the national conferenceshould be the one acceptable toall parts of the country. If theissue is not properly handled, itcould turn out to be an explosivethat may scatter the country.

If the Minister of Financeexpects the states to beaccountable for all revenueaccruable to them, it thenbehoves on the FederalGovernment to lead the way. Ourfifteen years of uninterrupteddemocracy should be jealouslyguided, so that we do not giveroom to the military to stage acomeback.

I personally think some of ourgovernors are taking things toofar. They act as if they are notpart of our society. Or, how elsedoes one explain the new or(reformed) pension bill ofGovernor Goodwill Akpabio forformer governors of the oil-richAkwa-Ibom State?

The contentious clause that hassparked public outrage is theN100 million and N50 millionmedical expenses for formergovernors and deputy governorsand their spouses. The consent ofAkpabio on the new pension billat a time like this smacks ofcallousness and insensitivity,realizing that some states cannotafford the minimum wage ofN18,000 monthly. Nigerianswould also recall that mostpensioners are not able to gettheir pensions as and when due.Some old people die on thequeue waiting to collect theirpittance called pension.Democracy is a power withresponsibility.

OSUN DEFENDER Saturday, June 7, 2014 7PHOTOTALKMore Faces At The All Progressives Congress (APC) Mega Rally For Isokan/Ayedaade/Irewole Federal Constituency For The Re-election Of State Of OsunGovernor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, Held In Ikire, On Tuesday.

•A cross section of APC supporters at the programme.

•Another cross section of Aregbesola’s supporters.

•Governor Rauf Aregbesola, the Akire of Ikireland, Oba Olatunde Falabi and Senator Isiaka Adeleke at the Akire’s Palace.

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•A cross section of Ondo indigenes in Ibokun at the event.

Faces At A Programme Organised For The Canvassing For The Re-Election Of TheGovernor Of The State Of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, By Honourble SundayAbegunde From Ondo Indigenes Residing In All Local Government Council Areas OfThe State Recently. Photo: JESUDOYIN ABRAHAM

•(R-L) Ondo State All Progressives Congress chieftain, Mr. Ade Adetimehin; representative of Ondo Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Sunday Abegundeand the State Programme Coordinator, Hon Saka Yussuff, at the event.

•A cross section of Ondo indigenes in the State of Osun dancing with Hon. Abegundein Ilesa. •Another cross section of Ondo indigenes in Ile-Ife during the event.

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•A side view of the new building.

•A side view of the school.

An Ongoing Building Project At St. Stephen’s Middle School, Modakeke, Under TheAdministration Of The Governor Of The State Of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, AsCaptured Recently By Our Cameraman, JESUDOYIN ABRAHAM, Few Days Ago.

•A modern toilet within the school •Standard chairs in one of the classrooms.

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More Faces At The All Progressives Congress (APC) Mega Rally For Isokan/Ayedaade/Irewole Federal Constituency For The Re-election Of State Of OsunGovernor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, Held In Ikire, On Tuesday.

•Another cross section of ecstatic crowd during the programme.

•A sea of heads at the event.


Memorable Quotes From Alhaji MusbaaudeenAdekojo, Former Co-ordinator of Campaign forDemocracy and National Chairman of Disciplinaryand Arbitration Committee of Alliance ForDemocracy (AD), On The PDP Candidate In TheState Of Osun, Senator Iyiola Omisore.

How PDP Funded Omisore To Kill Bola Ige - Adekojo

•The Slain Chief BOLA IGE

The fourth allegationwas that they heldmeetings with leadershipof the PDP with the intentto present Omisore as2003 gubernatorialcandidate of the PDP. Asat then, he was still acard-carrying member ofAD. They also allegedthat Omisore groups wereplanning to put AD intodisrepute, as they werealso planning unrest inthe party by eliminatingsome leaders. They werealso alleged to have beenheavily funded by thePDP. The party stateexecutive, in line withArticle 16, rules 3 and 4of the party, thensuspended Otunba IyiolaOmisore, Jelili Adesiyan,Kunle Alao and fourothers indefinitely. Theterrible aspect of theallegation was that theywere planning toeliminate our leader,Chief Bola Ige, the thenGovernor Bisi Akande,the Secretary to the StateGovernment, EngineerSola Akinwumi, the thenCommissioner forFinance, Lere Adebayo,and then Commissionerfor Works, Barrister NiyiOwolade.

The information we gotwas that Olagbaju was in-

charge of the moneygiven to them from Abujaand some of them werenot comfortable with themanner he was sharingthe fund. They launcheddeadly attacks on anotherand later the fund waskept in custody of JeliliAdesiyan. It was afterthat process thatOlagbaju was killed incold blood. They used thatfund for several violentattacks and theassassination of ChiefBola Ige. Adesiyan, whowas very close to ChiefBola Ige was used to

gather intelligence onhow to assassinate BolaIge. His house in Ibadanwas even used as ameeting point, as hishouse was very close toBola Ige’s house.

The circumstances thatsurrounded theassassination of Bola Igewas so clear and quoteme anywhere, Omisoreand his group killedUncle Bola. When wewere investigating theallegations leveled againstthem, including theirromance with the PDP,

receiving an amountworth N3 billion todistabilise AD andeliminate some of ourleaders, including UncleBola, we confronted themand it was establishedthat they meant thethreat, and that theassignment was heavily-funded. It was in publicknowledge, how Omisoreand his groupembarrassed Uncle Bolain Ile-Ife and his threat tokill him.

Yes, I did and evenpromised to testify againstanybody. I equallygranted interview tojournalists on what Iknew about theassassination of UncleBola. Even later, Omisoreinvited me and warnedme not to grant anyinterview on the matter.He equally offered N50million bribe not to sayanything on this matterand I told him that Icould not sell myconscience, especially, ona man that had shown melove and assisted me tobecome something in life,Uncle Bola was mymentor in politics, he alsopromised to take me tothe presidency for juicyappointment, but Irejected all this offer.

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•OMISORE •ADELEKE •ADESIYAN

A memorable quote from SenatorIsiaka Adeleke on the PDP candidatein the State of Osun, Senator IyiolaOmisore, Minister of Police Affairs,Alhaji Jelili Adesiyan and another PDPchieftain in the state, Sogo Agboola.

Omisore, Police Minister Beat Me Up - Adeleke“On entering the hall, I saw Omisore, Adesiyan, Sogo

Agboola sitting together. I went to Adesiyan to complainthat police officers and DSS operatives were holdingparty men outside. But, instead of listening to me, hejumped over a table before him and hit me with a blowon the chest. Sogo Agboola also attacked me. Before Iknew what was happening, Omisore hit me with a blowfrom the back. About seven guns corked were pointed atme,” Adeleke asserted.

•Culled from Nigerian Tribune,Thursday April 3, 2014


•(L-G) Governor, State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola; former Military Governor, Old Western Region, General Adeyinka Adebayo (rtd); Chief of Staff to the Governor, AlhajiGboyega Oyetola; State Commissioner for Lands and Urban Renewal, Architect Muyiwa Ige and Treasurer, National Automobile Technicians’ Association (NATA), OsunBranch, Alhaji Fatai Oyedele, during the sent-forth ceremony for 31 indigenes of Osun on a two-month Mechatronics in-plant and end-user training in Germany at GovernmentHouse Banquet Hall, Osogbo, State of Osun, last Monday.

•Governor Aregbesola (2nd left) presenting stipends to one of the trainees, Miss Oyejide Adewumi (right); General Adebayo (rtd) (2nd right) and Secretary to the StateGovernment, Alhaji Moshood Adeoti (left), during the ceremony on Monday.

•Governor Aregbesola (5th right); Project Co-ordinator, Bola Ige Mechatronics Institute, Honourable Idiat Babalola (4th left); Chief of Staff to the Governor, Alhaji GboyegaOyetola (3rd left); Architect Ige (5th left); Alhaji Adeoti (6th right); Managing Director, Osun State Investment Company Limited (OSICOL), Alhaji Bola Oyebamiji (4th right);the Owamiran of Esa-Oke, Oba Adeyemi Adediran (3rd right) and the beneficiary indigent engineers, in a group photograph after the event on Monday.

Bola Ige Spirit Alive: State Of Osun Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, InauguratedMechatronics Institute In Esa-Oke, With 31 Indigent Engineers Sent People ForTraining In Germany.

PHOTOTALK

SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 2014

THERE is enoughattestation to confirmthat the political man of

the moment in Osun today isthe state governor, OgbeniRauf Aregbesola, if the sizeof the crowd at any rallyaddressed by him is to be abenchmark for scoring him inthis regard. If the people arethe equivalent of shares to anypolitician, it would not be anunderstatement to concludethat Aregbesola, with his superlativeperformance in office, has overpreparedfor his governorship re-election race.The source of the bravado of the majoropposition party in the state is based onthe intent to rig the August 9 governorshipelection in Osun.

It is observed that while Aregbesolais busy dotting his i’s and crossing his i’sof re-election, the preoccupation of themajor opposition party in the state hasbeen looking for ways to rig the election.So many unpleasant stories about thesharp practices of the opposition havebeen heard in this regard. First wasinducement of some unsuspectingmembers of the public with kerosene.Those in need of kerosene are made tocome up with two passport photographsand their voters’ cards. This, I learnt, isa vote-securing gospel according to oneof the controversial Peoples DemocraticParty’s (PDP) leaders in the South-West, Buruji Kashamu.

Another shady ploy of the Osun PDPto illegally secure victory in the August9 governorship election is to entice theelectorate with an empowermentprogramme through assessing micro-finance opportunity. However, theprerequisite for this is submission ofvoters’ cards by the patrons. A sourcewithin the PDP secretariat in the statedisclosed that whoever is keen inenjoying the opposition’s micro-financelargesse in the state would swear thathe would not vote for any other personother than the PDP governorshipcandidate.

The voters’ cards are said to bedropped in an already-available spiritualcoffin in the PDP’s state office. Thequestion is – if the purpose of any electionis to genuinely serve the people and notone’s pocket, is it worth all the antics?Why the desperation in schemingforcefully to govern the state? Whyjettisoning the rules of the game to hitone’s opponent below the belt? Anyvictory secure through the back door willdefinitely be short-lived. No one fightsthe people and goes Scot-free. It isimportant to amplify it that any attemptto rig the August 9 governorship electioncould be likened to conferment of astatus of a suicide bomber on one as thepeople will resist vehemently.

Another illicit device being used bythe Osun PDP to secure undeservedvictory at the governorship poll is byinvading some of the tertiary institutionsin the state, purchasing gullible students’

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voters’ cards for N10,000. Ejigbocampus of Osun State University is areference point where the agents of thePDP were caught corrupting thestudents electorally. The same thingwas also reported at the Okuku campusof the university. The idea is to decimatethe number of votes likely to be nettedby the ruling party. Stories of cloningof cards by the PDP agents toencourage decimation of votes are alsoubiquitous across the state.

Should this be the trend of approachesto any election in the present dayNigeria? Nigerians are fond of makingreference to successful democracies insome African countries and outside thecontinent. I am afraid that with thecontinuous illegal activities of somedisgruntled politicians in the Nigeriansociety, attaining authentic democraticsetting may elude this country. Why isit that there are some sacred cows inour midst? The foundation of socialunrest being witnessed in the North-Eastern part of the country that is

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gradually extending to the entireNorthern states by the obnoxious andinhuman activities of Boko Haram maybe traced to election rigging as therecannot be peace without justice.

It is known to all discerning minds thatPresident Goodluck Jonathan-ledpresidency is the spine of the PDP’splan to rig both Osun and Ekitigovernorship elections. PresidentJonathan should know that he was, allthe while, being deceived about thepopularity of his party in any of the statesin the South-West. The President shouldsend an independent delegation to theSouth-West, especially Osun and Ekiti,with a view to knowing the true statusof his party.

Those feeding him information aboutthe South-West geo-political zone havebeen economical with the truth. WhenI saw an image of the President on thetelevision few days ago, I did not envyhim as the multifarious problems of thenation have manifested in the grey hairon his head. My appeal to the President

is that if he doesn’t wantto compound the nation’sproblem, he shouldmaintain absoluteneutrality in the incomingState of Osun and Ekitigovernorship elections asanything contrary to thiswill be an expressinvitation to chaos andanarchy capable ofconsuming the principalactors in the rigging

episode.Whoever wants to contest

Aregbesola’s popularity and superlativepolitical reference in Osun today shouldtake time to attend his political rallies.The unprecedented large crowd of hisadmirers that turned up at his maidengovernorship rally in Ile-Ife, last week,is still fresh in the memory of the peopleof the state. The governor’s supporterswho thronged the GovernmentTechnical College, Ilode, Ile-Ife, inseveral thousands at the homestead ofSenator Iyiola Omisore, is a pointer tothe fact that any attempt to rig electionin the ancient city would be a suicidemission. The second leg of theAregbesola re-election mega-rallyhosted in Ikire by Ayedaade, Isokan andIrewole Federal Constituency of Osunheld in Ikire last Tuesday was also notless than a fulfilled dream in any politicalcalculation as the entire town of Ikirestool still before, during and after thepolitical colossus had left the town. Thewhole of Ikire township was turned to acarnival as different groups ofAregbesola’s admirers were singing,dancing and exchanging pleasantries incommemoration of the mega rally.

Senator Isiaka Adeleke, the firstcivilian governor of the state who isbarely a fortnight-old as a member ofthe All Progressives Congress (APC),was so carried away at the Ikire megarally. He intuitively remarked that withwhat he had seen about Aregbesola’sgovernorship re-election aspiration in theAugust 9 election, the incumbentgovernor’s chance of returning was 80per cent even if he does not campaignagain or start any new project. SenatorAdeleke who had seen it all in the PDPcannot be wrong in his appraisal ofAregbesola.

What is further compounding theimpossibility of Iyiola Omisore inbecoming a tenant at OkefiaGovernment House is that he hascreated for himself more enemies thanfriends. For instance, none of the fourgovernors that had governed Osunbeginning from Adeleke, Chief BisiAkande, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlolaand Rauf Aregbesola, the incumbent, isfavourably disposed to the infamouspolitical aspiration of Iyiola Omisore. Inessence, the August 9 governorshipelection in Osun could be said to be afierce battle between Omisore and thefour governors put together. How farhe can succeed is left for the readers tofill in the gap.

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Ikire Mega Rally: Aregbesola’sSoaring Popularity Lingers

•The governor, State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola (left), addressing the mammothcrowd, during his re-election campaign in Irewole/Ayedaade/Isokan FederalConstituency, Ikire, State of Osun, last Tuesday.

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