The Senator Yayi factor fingered as cause for rift.
When a once sweet relationship goes sour; then something is wrong somewhere. In that light, if the information made available to CITYSPY is to go by; then the two power house in Ogun state politics; former Governor Aremo Olusegun Osoba and incumbent Governor Ibikunle Amosun are at loggerheads over who governs the rocky state in 2019.
It would be recalled that Aremo Osoba was instrumental to the emergence of Amosin in 2011, despite kicking against him at first, but adopted him due to the pressure from party chieftains. Amosun scooped the party’s ticket and eventually emerged as Governor. From that moment, he kicked against his benefactor, striking out all he promised the former Governor. This led to the bad blood between them.
As we are gearing up for the general elections next year, fresh political banters are beginning to emerge from different quarters over who succeeds Amosun at the Oke-moson Government house. Gov. Amosun is yet unveiled his anointed candidate as many fingers points towards his chief of staff, Chief Tolu Odebiyi.
The only headache Amosun has is the ambition of Senator Olamilekan Adeola known as Yayi an Ogun State born Lagos based politician, who is currently representing Lagos West at the Upper National Assembly. The fear of Yayi is the beginning of wisdom as he has the charisma and financial muscle to contest as Governor of Ogun in 2019. If Amosun had his way, he would never want an active politician like Yayi, who knows politics like the back of his hand succeed him. The reason is because if Senator Yayi emerges as Governor of Ogun, He would automatically take over the Amosun grass-root structure which would render him useless after his tenure as Governor; or leading to him fading off into oblivion politically.
According to a close source who divulged to CITYSPY that; ”Governor Amosun and Aremo Osoba have renewed their rivalry politically. Ever since Osoba endorsed Yayi and pledged his support for the senator as the next Governorship flagbearer for APC, Amosun and Osoba don’t see eye to eye since then. Things have fallen apart between them as the centre can no longer hold. Only God can intervene in the lingering crisis and if not quickly addressed, it might wreck havoc as the house divided against itself cannot stand”.
