What Oyinlola Said After Aregbesola Begged Him To Join ADC

The interim National Secretary of the Action Democratic Congress (ADC), Rauf Aregbesola, has met with former Osun State Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola to woo him to the party. Naija News reports that Aregbesola, alongside the interim national chairman, Senator David Mark, have been mobilising across the South-West states to woo members into the coalition party. Aregbesola succeeded Oyinlola as Osun governor on November 27, 2010, after almost three and a half years of litigation bordering on the 2007 gubernatorial poll. Pictures of the visit went viral on social media on Monday, with many commentators insinuating that the visit may not be unconnected with both national and Osun State politics. Sources at the meeting, which was held on Sunday at Oyinlola’s country home in Okuku, Osun State, told Punch that Aregbesola urged his predecessor to join the ADC. A source who attended the meeting and preferred anonymity said, “He (Aregbesola) visited Oyinlola at Okuku yesterday (Sunday) evening to woo him to the ADC. “While responding, Oyinlola just appreciated him for the visit.” When asked for further clarification about the meeting, Osun ADC chairman, Charles Omidiji, said he was aware of the meeting Aregbesola had with Oyinlola. “I’m aware of the meeting. It’s part of politics. I didn’t attend the meeting. I’m currently in Abuja. But politics is a game of numbers. “Don’t completely rule out the possibility of big members of PDP moving to APC. We are all looking for people to make victory easy for us,” Omidiji said. Asked about PDP and APC leaders in the state that ADC leaders were working on to defect into its fold, Omidiji further said, “Many of them are coming. I can tell you for free.”