Aregbesola Refuses To Shake Hands With Omisore At South-West APC Meeting - The Source

ADVERTISEMENT
  • Landing Page
  • Shop
  • Contact
  • Buy JNews
  • Login
The Source
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Opinions
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Crime
  • World News
  • Parliament
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Opinions
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Crime
  • World News
  • Parliament
No Result
View All Result
The Source
No Result
View All Result
Home Politics

Aregbesola Refuses To Shake Hands With Omisore At South-West APC Meeting

The Source by The Source
May 7, 2022
in Politics
0
Aregbesola Refuses To Shake Hands With Omisore At South-West APC Meeting
0
SHARES
589
VIEWS
Share on Facebookshare on whatsappShare on Twitter

There was a mild drama at the South-West All Progressives Congress’ presidential aspirants and leaders meeting on Friday.

Impeccable sources at the meeting said that the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, pointedly refused to shake the party’s National Secretary, Iyiola Omisore’s hand or sit next to him and Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola.

The meeting was convened by the former interim National Chairman of the APC, Chief Bisi Akande, and a former governor of Ogun State, Chief Segun Osoba.

The crisis between Aregbesola and Oyetola became public knowledge after the minister opposed the governor’s second term bid.

When Aregbesola was about to have his seat at the meeting, he asked the Governor of Lagos, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, “Governor of Lagos, where is my seat?”

Sanwo-Olu replied, “Sir, (it is) beside Baba – Omisore.”

After Aregbesola’s objection, others at the meeting subsequently intervened by declaring free sitting in a short video that surfaced online.

However, Aregbesola greeted Bola Tinubu and was embraced by both Akande and Osoba, including others, when he arrived at the meeting.

“Aregbesola was expected to sit down next to Omisore and Oyetola, but he refused to associate with them, deciding instead to sit far off. Attempts by the elders to make Aregbesola change his mind proved abortive as he said he didn’t want to be associated with Omisore,” one of the sources revealed.

When contacted on Saturday, Sola Fasure, the Media Adviser to Aregbesola, said he could not comment on the matter because he was not at the meeting.

The meeting was convened by the former interim National Chairman of the APC, Chief Bisi Akande, and a former governor of Ogun State, Chief Segun Osoba.

Also at the meeting were the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila; Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Chief Niyi Adebayo; governors Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo, and Dapo Abiodun of Ogun.

Others include a former governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel; a former Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Moses Adeyemo; and a former National Vice Chairman of the APC, South-West Zone, Chief Pius Akinyelure.

At the meeting, Akande called on all aspirants and governors to ensure that they carry on with their campaigns with decorum.

The APC chieftain was said to have called on them to put the interest of the South-West first and ensure that they would not lose the ticket at the primary, which comes up at the end of the month.

A source said, “Baba Akande said it is better for one of us to have the Presidency than for none of us to have it. He said we should carry on our campaigns with decorum. The ultimate goal is to have a small number of aspirants through consensus. However, this will be discussed in subsequent meetings.

“Everything was done to ensure that the impression was not given that Baba Akande was supporting anyone. They also will encourage consensus among all aspirants in order to strengthen the unity of the Yoruba,” he said.

When asked why Bakare, Bankole and Boroffice were not invited, he said, “A list was given to Niyi Adebayo to invite people. I think all these people you mentioned had not yet declared as of the time this meeting was put together.

Punch

Be the first to read it our next BREAKING NEWS, POLITICS, METRO. Click here to join our WhatsApp group

Tags: APCAregbesolaOmisoreSouth West
Previous Post

Please Don’t Shut Down, FG Begs Airlines

Next Post

Another Traditional Ruler Joins Ancestors In Oyo

The Source

The Source

Related Posts

PDP logo
Politics

2026: ‘Osun is not for Sale, People Have Spoken through Independent Survey’ – PDP

by The Source
June 2, 2025
PDP Youth Ambassadors Laud Adeleke’s Remarkable Strides
Politics

Osun Governorship: Adeleke Take Lead in 1st Series of Political Trend Surveys

by The Source
June 1, 2025
Prepare to Leave Osun Govt House in 2026 – APC’s Nat’l Woman Leader Tells Adeleke
Politics

Prepare to Leave Osun Govt House in 2026 – APC’s Nat’l Woman Leader Tells Adeleke

by The Source
June 1, 2025
Osun 2026: Akin Ogunbiyi Intensifies Consultations, Harps On Unity Within APC
Politics

Osun 2026: Akin Ogunbiyi Intensifies Consultations, Harps On Unity Within APC

by The Source
May 30, 2025
Be Ready To Declare Bank Asset, INEC Tells Candidates Ahead 2023 Election
Politics

INEC Fixes Dates For Osun, Ekiti Gubernatorial Election

by The Source
May 30, 2025
Next Post
Another Traditional Ruler Joins Ancestors In Oyo

Another Traditional Ruler Joins Ancestors In Oyo

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Browse by Category

  • Africa News
  • Business
  • Celebrities
  • Crime
  • Economics
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Health
  • HumanAngle
  • News
  • Opinions
  • Parliament
  • Politics
  • Religion
  • Sports
  • Uncategorized
  • World
  • World News

Browse by Tags

Abuja Adeleke APC Aregbesola Atiku Bandits Buhari CBN Chelsea Court Davido EFCC EndSARS FG FIRS Governor Governor Adeleke IGP INEC Kaduna Lagos Muslims Naira Nigeria Nigerian Nigerians NUJ Ondo Ooni Osinbajo Osogbo Osun Osun 2022 Osun govt Osun Poly Osun State Oyetola PDP Police SDP Senate Students Tinubu Tunde Odesola US

Categories

  • Africa News
  • Business
  • Celebrities
  • Crime
  • Economics
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Health
  • HumanAngle
  • News
  • Opinions
  • Parliament
  • Politics
  • Religion
  • Sports
  • Uncategorized
  • World
  • World News

Browse by Tag

Abuja Adeleke APC Aregbesola Atiku Bandits Buhari CBN Chelsea Court Davido EFCC EndSARS FG FIRS Governor Governor Adeleke IGP INEC Kaduna Lagos Muslims Naira Nigeria Nigerian Nigerians NUJ Ondo Ooni Osinbajo Osogbo Osun Osun 2022 Osun govt Osun Poly Osun State Oyetola PDP Police SDP Senate Students Tinubu Tunde Odesola US

Recent Posts

  • Eid-El-Kabir: Hon. Oluwole Oke Felicitates Ijesa North Muslim Community
  • Durojaye Felicitates Muslims on Eid-el-Kabir
  • Eid-el-Kabir: Osun Poly Rector, Kehinde Alabi Preaches Obedience, Sacrifice, Love, Charity

© 2022 The Source Nigeria.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Opinions
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Crime
  • World News
  • Parliament

© 2022 The Source Nigeria.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Create New Account!

Fill the forms bellow to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In