TINUBU-AREGBESOLA RIFT: ADEYEYE SAYS ONLY BOTH MEN CAN RECONCILE
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By: Fasasi Hammad
Former Osun Central Senator, Olusola Adeyeye, has said only President Bola Tinubu and former Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, can forgive each other and resolve their lingering political differences.
Adeyeye made the comment while appearing on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, where he was asked whether anyone could successfully reconcile the two former political allies.
“I don’t know; only God knows. When things get to be like this, only the two of them can forgive each other,” he said.
Adeyeye, who serves as the South-West Coordinator of the All Progressives Congress presidential campaign council, said he would welcome a reconciliation between Tinubu and Aregbesola, particularly because he believes bringing them together would benefit the APC ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
“My wish would be for my party and for the president, because I want the president to win, and if he must, we must bring everybody together,” he said.
However, Adeyeye acknowledged that Aregbesola’s current political affiliation with the African Democratic Congress, ADC, could make a reunion more difficult.
He said it might be difficult for the former governor to leave the ADC without disappointing supporters who followed him into the opposition party.
“It won’t look good to his admirers, especially those who follow him to that party,” Adeyeye said.
The former senator also discussed Aregbesola’s political influence in Osun, questioning the ADC’s performance in the August 15, 2026 governorship election, particularly in Ilesa and Osun Central, while noting that Aregbesola was not a candidate in the election.
“How did the ADC perform, even in Ilesa? How did Aregbesola perform in Osun Central, where I come from?” he asked.
Adeyeye, however, acknowledged Aregbesola’s personal popularity in the state, saying the situation would be different if the former governor were contesting an election himself.
“If Aregbesola is the candidate, it’s a different matter,” he said.
“The truth is he’s still a magnificent person, much loved. If he were a candidate, believe you me, anybody would be hard-pressed to beat him in Osun,” he added.
He nevertheless argued that Aregbesola’s personal popularity should not automatically translate into support for another candidate.
“Where he’s not the candidate, even he must not deceive himself that he can automatically take the affection for him to another person,” Adeyeye said.
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