2026: Oyetola Building Castles In The Air – Report
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr Gboyega Oyetola, is reportedly set for a comeback to contest the next governorship election in Osun State.
Oyetola, who is the immediate past governor of the state, according to ThisDay, was consulting with stakeholders about staging a comeback for his former job.
Osun Defender reports that Oyetola was defeated by the incumbent Governor, Ademola Adeleke, during the July 16, 2022 gubernatorial election.
His reelection defeat also led to the failure of APC candidates for the federal and state assemblies with the party winning only one House of Assembly seat and losing all Nine House of Representatives and three Senatorial seats to the Peoples Democratic Party.
According to the report, Oyetola has been going round to seek the blessings of political gladiators in the state in a bid to come back.
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The report, however, said critics have declared that it would be tough for Oyetola to get his way back into the Bisi Akande House, as the Osun State governor’s office is called. He surely has a mountainous situation to surmount if he must get back to his former job.
It was disclosed that Adeleke has gradually wormed himself into the hearts of the people of Osun with his wonderful work, especially the recent minimum wages for civil servants, among several others. Also, the source revealed that one of the problems that cost Oyetola’s second term bid was his unresolved acrimony with Rauf Aregbesola, his former boss and former governor. This is yet to be resolved. He was also reportedly perceived as too elitist.
With these, several have vowed that it would be easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for him to return as the governor of the state. Others believe that he is only building castles in the air.
Olamilekan Adigun is a graduate of Mass Communication with years of experience in journalism embedded in uncovering human interest stories. He also prioritises accuracy and factual reportage of issues.
