Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, minister of the interior, claimed that "certain individuals within and outside" the All Progressives Congress (APC) are obstructing his efforts to make amends with Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the party's presidential candidate.
This information was included in a statement that was written and signed by Sola Fasure, the interior minister's media adviser.
Ademola Adeleke won the Osun State governorship after a dispute between Tinubu and Aregbesola over the election. Some people are prepared to swear on a stack of holy books that Aregbesola deliberately plotted against the APC as a result of his frosty relationship with former governor Gboyega Oyetola.
Because "a house divided against itself cannot stand," Tinubu and his former Osun Governor and Works Commissioner in Lagos are striving toward reconciliation.
In the letter, Fasure wrote, “The attention of The Media Office of the Minister of Interior has been drawn to social media news, ascribing false statements to Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, as it concerns an attack on the person of the presidential candidate of our party, the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. This is FAKE news and simply not True.
“A pattern has emerged of a 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, 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 at the 2023 general election.”