Minister of Interior and a leader of the Progressive Congress (APC), Ogbeni Abdulrauf Aregbesola has congratulated the presidential candidate of APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his emergence as the party’s flag bearer.
Aregbesola disclosed this in a congratulatory letter personally signed by him and sent to Asiwaju Tinubu on Wednesday, hailing him as a dogged fighter in his quest for a democratic society
He said; “I write to felicitate with you on your hard fought victory at the just concluded Presidential Primary election of our great party, the All Progressives Congress APC.
“You have demonstrated once again that you are a dogged fighter and in your quest for the establishment of a democratic society, you are willing to go the whole hog.
“It is my prayer that you will ride on the crest of the momentum of this triumph to lead our party to victory in next year’s General Elections.
“On behalf of my family and our associates, I heartily congratulate you on this well deserved victory”.
Recall that there had been a reported fallout between Tinubu and Aregbesola who had been political associates. Aregbesola, who is the immediate past governor of Osun State was Director of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Campaign Organisation during the 1999 governorship election won by Tinubu. He also led Tinubu’s reelection campaign in 2003.
