The National Chairman, All Progressives Congress, Chief John Oyegun, and the national leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Sunday met with a former governor of Osun State, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, to canvass his support for the re-election of Governor Rauf Aregebsola.
Oyegun and Tinubu, led APC leaders in Osun State to Okuku, hometown of Oyinlola, to solicit the support of the former military administrator of Lagos State, saying they wanted him to be part of their new movement.
Oyegun, who spoke first, said: “The APC knows that you are the National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party in the face of the law. But we want you to be a part of our new movement.”
Speaking after Oyegun, Tinubu reportedly shared the same vein with Oyegun, acknowledging Oyinlola’s leadership qualities.
In his response, Oyinlola thanked the leaders of the APC for their visit and acknowledgement, promising to make consultations with his followers over the meeting with the APC.
Oyinlola, who acknowledged that he remained a Peoples Democratic Party member, said he would fight the case of his removal as National Secretary of the ruling party to a logical conclusion.
Insinuations are rife that Oyinlola, who had been in talks with the leadership of the APP, might defect soon.