Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has appealed to the electorate in
Osun State to vote wisely on Saturday by returning the incumbent governor,
Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, for another four-year term.
A statement from Atiku Media Office, quoted the Turaki Adamawa and
chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), whose first wife,
Hajiya Titi Atiku Abubakar hails from Ilesa in Osun State, as calling on
his in-laws to trounce the PDP at the governorship election slated for
this Saturday.
According to the statement, Atiku gave the advice to a section of Osun
leaders who paid him a courtesy call shortly after his arrival from a trip
abroad.
“I am one of you by marriage. In fact, I am a son of the soil who shares
your revered ideals and tradition of honesty, modesty, dedication to duty,
steadfastness, integrity and communal responsibility. We do have a common
bond of a lifetime. So I am urging you to team up with the progressives in
your state and Nigeria to put in place good governments that would benefit
all and sundry. Please, don’t let me down. Vote Aregbesola and APC,” the
former Vice President said.
Aside matrimonial ties, Atiku has political tentacles that stretch the
length and breadth of Nigeria and beyond. Hence, his relationship with
Governor Aregbesola dates back to many years.
“Ogbeni is a people’s politician, a great policy maker and implementer. He
is humane, simple and humble. He has the fear of God and respect for men
and women. He is a steward of high repute and his numerous works and high
performance ratings would see him win a second term massively,” added
Atiku, whose solidarity flight to Ibadan en route Osogbo was cancelled
yesterday due to bad weather condition.
Meanwhile, it would be recalled that Hajiya Titi Atiku Abubakar holds some
of the highest traditional titles ever bestowed on any woman in Yorubaland
and Osun State respectively. Amongst them are the Yeye Adimula of the
Source (Mother and Pillar of Support for Yorubaland, Ile Ife); the Yeye
Odo of Osun State (Mother of Osun Youths) and the Yeye Atayase of
Ijesaland (Mother of Improvement).