Osun APC Factional Chairman Rejects Governor Adeleke’s Appointment, Gives Reason
- An ally of former minister of interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has rejected his appointment as the chairman of the state’s Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM)
- Rasaq Salinsile rejected the appointment before the board chairmen and special advisers were sworn in by Adeleke at on Governor’s Office, Abere, on Wednesday, July 26
- The APC factional chairman Salinsile disclosed that he rejected Osun Governor Ademola Adeleke's appointment due to personal reasons
Osun state, Osogbo - The factional chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun state, Mr. Rasaq Salinsile, has declined the appointment given to him by Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun state.
Legit.ng understands that Salinsile had led the faction of Osun APC loyal to the ex-Rovernor, Rauf Aregbesola, and mounted fierce opposition to ex-governor Adegboyega Oyetola, running on the platform of the APC, from getting a second term in office on July 16, 2022 governorship poll, at the peak of the inter-party crisis that ravaged the then ruling party in the state.
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Salinsile rejects Adeleke's appointment
The ex-state lawmaker had been listed as the chairman of the Teaching Service Commission by Adeleke last week Thursday.
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Although Salinsile did not openly reject the appointment immediately after his name was announced, it was however learned that he contacted the governor thereafter and declined the offer, Vanguard reported.
Why Rasaq Salinsile declined Adeleke’s board chairman’s appointment
At the swearing-in of the chairmen of boards on Wednesday, July 26, Salinsile was noticeably missing and in another list released by the government, Tope Mustapha Adeyemi had replaced him as TESCOM Chairman.
When contacted on the phone on Thursday, July 27, Salinsile told The Punch that he declined the appointment for personal reasons.
He simply said,
“I declined it for personal reasons.”
“Osun state governor needs prayer to succeed in his administration”, Primate Ayodele reveals divine message
The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has said Osun state governor, Ademola Adeleke, needs prayer to succeed in his administration.
According to Primate Ayodele in a video posted on his official Twitter handle on Monday, July 24, “This is a divine message God instructed me to tell him”.
The cleric warned the Osun governor to be wary of an impending failure.
Polytechnic lecturers protest as Governor Adeleke suspends Rector over alleged corruption
In a piece of related news, Legit.ng reported that members of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic (ASUP) Osun State, Iree chapter on Tuesday, July, 26, protested against the suspension of the school Rector, Dr Tajudeen Odetayo by Governor Ademola Adeleke.
Governor Adeleke had suspended Odetayo from office over alleged corruption and chosen Alabi Kehinde Adeyemi as the acting Rector pending the investigation period.
The protest crippled both academic and commercial activities on the campus.
Source: Legit.ng
