Osun 2022: APC Set To Elect Osun Gov Candidate Saturday – (See Aspirants Biography)

The primary election of the Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the July 16 governorship election is taking place tomorrow with three aspirants in the Osun 2022 race.

EKO HOT BLOG recalls that the party’s Screening Committee on Thursday in Abuja screened Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of Osun and two other governorship aspirants ahead of the primaries.

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The other two aspirants screened by the committee are a former Deputy Speaker of House of Representatives, Lasun Yusuff and former Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Moshood Adeoti. Adeoti recently defected from the Action Democratic Party (ADP) to join the APC.

Working ahead of the party’s preference for a direct primary election, the trio has intensified the campaign among members of the party and canvassed for votes in the nooks and crannies of the state.

As the primary remains a few hours away, it is no longer news that a deep crisis had enveloped the party and it has continued to degenerate since the emergence of Oyetola as the governor of the state.

Regardless of the outcome, political analysts are saying the battle for the APC ticket for Osun 2022 governorship poll would go down in the political history of the state as one of the toughest intra-party political contests.

Asides from having intimidating political credentials, the three contestants have powerful political forces across and beyond the state backing them and with the intrigues thrown in so far and the mounting crisis, the state may witness a real election in tomorrow’s APC primary ahead of the July 16 governorship election.

Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, the Executive Governor of Osun State

Adegboyega Oyetola (born September 29, 1954) is a Nigerian politician and Governor of Osun State. He contested the Osun State gubernatorial candidate on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the September 22, 2018, gubernatorial election and he won.

On March 23, 2019, Tribunal declared him to have not been legally returned and ordered INEC to issue certificates of return to Senator Adeleke of the PDP which is expected to be contested at the Court of Appeal Prior to his winning the election, he was the Chief of Staff to Rauf Aregbesola, his predecessor.

Adegboyega Oyetola was born in Iragbiji, Boripe Local Government Area of Osun State on September 29, 1954. He started his secondary education at Ifeoluwa Grammar School, Osogbo and graduated in 1972.

Oyetola proceeded to the University of Lagos and graduated with a Bachelor of Science honours degree in Insurance in 1978. He proceeded for his mandatory one-year National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Potiskum, Yobe State, where he lectured at the Staff Training Centre between 1978 and 1979. He obtained his Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Lagos in 1990.

In 1980, Oyetola joined Leadway assurance company Limited as an area manager and worked there till 1987 when he moved on to join Crusader Insurance Company Limited as Underwriting Manager between 1987 and 1990. In 1990, he joined Alliance and General Insurance as Technical Controller and served in that capacity until 1991 when he left the organisation to start his own company, Silvertrust Insurance Brokers Limited. He was Managing Director since its founding until 2011 when he was appointed as Chief of Staff to the Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola.

Oyetola also served as Executive Vice Chairman, Paragon Group of Companies between 2005 and 2011. He was also Chairman of Ebony Properties Limited. He had been a Director of Pyramid Securities Limited, until 2011, He is an Associate Member, Chartered Insurance Institute in London and Nigeria. He is also a member of the Nigeria Institute of Management (NIM)

Oyetola was a member of the Alliance for Democracy (AD) and has been in the party through its metamorphosis to Action Congress (AC), Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and now the All Progressives Congress (APC). In July 2018, he contested with Osun state House of Representatives deputy speaker Yusuf Lasun and Speaker of the Osun House of Assembly Nojeem Salaam, Dr Samuel Ibiyemi; Publisher Nigerian NewsDirect Newspapers, Adelere Oriolowo, Moshood Adeoti amongst others for the All Progressives Congress gubernatorial candidacy of the September 22, 2018, gubernatorial election in Osun state and won.

He was sworn into office on November 27, 2018. On the 22nd of March, 2019, the Election tribunal sitting in Abuja declared that the All progressive Congress and its candidate, Gboyega Oyetola, were not validly returned.

Awards and recognition

• Distinguished Merit Award by his alma mater, Ifeoluwa Grammar School, Osogbo, February 2014
• The Guardian Award for Exceptional Chief of Staff in the Federation 2017
• Distinguished Award of Excellence in Public Administration by Nigeria Union of Journalists, Osun State Council, August 2015
• Leadership Award for Outstanding Performance by the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Osogbo Branch, March 2016
• Award of Excellence by Osun State University, College of Law, Ifetedo, January 2016
• Award of Excellence as ICON of Good Governance by Network of Non-Governmental Organisation (NETNOS) State of Osun Branch. November 2017
• Award for Exemplary and Exceptional Support and Fellow of Osun State College of Technology, Esa Oke, January 2017
• Grand Patron of the Local Government Chapel of Osun State NUJ, November 2016
• Leadership Award by International Association of Lions Club, District 404B2, Nigeria, February 2016
• NAOSS-NHQ Award of Excellence in Administration and Good Governance, May 2016
• Award of Excellence in Public Administration by Rotary Club of Osogbo, Rotary International, July 2016
• Meritorious Award by NAOSS, Obafemi Awolowo University Chapter, February 2017
• African Students Union Parliament (ASUP), Pan-African Distinguished Leadership Honour as Icon of Nation Building in Nigeria 2018

Alhaji Moshood Olalekan Adeoti (Sheu), Former Secretary To The Osun State Government 

Alhaji Moshood Olalekan Osuolale Adeoti was born on 27th February 1953 into the family of Pa and mama Adeoti of Olode’s compound, Gidigbo Quarters Iwo, Osun state.

For his formal education, Alhaji Adeoti attended DC School Laito Iwo (1959-1964), Aipate Baptist Day School Iwo (1963-1964),LA Commercial Modern School Iwo where he obtained Modern Three Leaving Cert. in 1969. Baptist High School,Iwo (1970-1974). University of Benin (1980-1984) where he bagged a Bsc. in Business Administration with a 2nd Class Honours.

Alhaji Moshood Adeoti worked as a Graduate Assistant at Ahmadu Bello University Zaria during his NYSC (1984-1985).Previously, he worked as a Manager Igbehin – Adun Sawmill Iwo(1975-1978) and later as a Director MOOA FARMS.

He started his political career at grassroots. In 1988, Hon. Moshood Adeoti was elected a Councillor Iwo Local Govt wherein he served as a member of Health Committee, Revenue Mobilisation Committee, Directorate of foods, roads and rural infrastructural (DFFRI) Monitoring Committee and also secretary, Committee on the creation of more Local government out of then Iwo Local Govt.

Moshood Adeoti was appointed Local Govt Supervisor in 1991 under the Iromini regime. He later emerged as Coordinator of the National Conference Of Local Government Supervisors NACOLGS Osun state chapter(1991-1993). Alhaji Adeoti served as a Secretary to Iwo Local Government Iwo (August 1993 – September 1993).

Adeoti has proven himself beyond reasonable doubt as a Manager of human and material resources, he has a passion to nurture political parties from nothing to something. In 1996, Alhaji Moshood was the administrative secretary of the defunct United Nigeria Congress Party UNCP Iwo Local Govt. Earlier in1978, he was the General Secretary Unity Party of Nigeria, UPN youth vanguard, Iwo LG, elected delegate of UPN and SDP for the Governorship, National and State Assemblies in1983 and 1990/1993 respectively.

In 1998 Alhaji Moshood Olalekan Adeoti was the popular chairmanship candidate for Iwo Local Govt under the Alliance for Democracy AD but his popular mandate was hijacked by the caucus of Omisore the deputy governor’s candidate in 1999. As fate would have it, Chief Bisi Akande (ex-Governor of Osun) appointed Alhaji Adeoti as the Chairman, Transition Committee Iwo Local Govt (June 2002- May 29, 2003)

Our Adeoti was very active in politics and thereafter emerged as Organising Secretary Alliance for Democracy. Later, Alhaji Adeoti saw the need and took the lead in the leadership of AD at the state level. He defeated our distinguished Senator Sunday Fajinmi to emerge as the State Chairman of the Alliance for Democracy. AD was later fictionalised into Bisi Akande camp and Mojisola Akinfenwa camp.

Alhaji Adeoti pitched his tent under Bisi Akande camp and the camp later formed into AC and Adeoti was retained as pioneer state Chairman under Alhaji Adeoti’s leadership, Engr Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola emerged as the party’s flagbearer wherein Ogbeni Aregbesola contested and won but was robbed.

Hon Lasun Yussuf Former Deputy Speaker of House of Representatives, Abuja 

Yusuf Sulaimon Lasun (born October 4, 1960) is a member and also was the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nigeria. He is a member of the All Progressives Congress (Nigeria)(APC) and represented the Irepodun/Olurunda/Osogbo/Orolu Federal Constituency of Osun State.

Lasun was born on October 4, 1960. He is from Ilobu, which is ten minutes drive from Osogbo and the administrative headquarters of Irepodun Local Government Area, Osun State in the south-western part of Nigeria. He started his formal education at the Local Authority Primary School in Ilobu, Osun State. He proceeded on his secondary education at Ansar-Ud-Deen Secondary School, Erin, and later moved to Ifon/Erin Community High School Ifon, both in Osun State from 1973 to 1979. He secured admission into the University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State where he studied Mechanical Engineering and earned a Bachelor of Science (Hons) degree. Lasun is a chartered engineer and holds a master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.

Lasun Yusuff is a grassroots politician widely known in Osun State and he is fondly called The Homeboy due to his grassroots qualities. He was once a youth leader in the Unity Party of Nigeria UPN. He was also the state public relations officer PRO of the Alliance for Democracy before and during Chief Bisi Akande’s administration. With his undiluted loyalty, the unquantifiable role played in the Alliance of Democracy AD and his doggedness in the political cycle in the state the governor of Osun State, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola appointed him chairman of Osun State Capital Territory Development Authority OSCTDA in 2004 / 2005, a body established by law with a mandate to facilitate the urban growth of Osogbo and neighbouring towns.

In 2011, he ran for a legislative seat in the [7th National Assembly] as the representative of the Irepodun/Olurunda/Osogbo/Orolu Federal Constituency. He won on the platform of [Action Congress of Nigeria], which joined the [All Progressives Congress] with other parties in the run-up to the 2015 general elections in Nigeria. He was appointed Deputy Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Water Resources by the then [Speaker (politics)|Speaker], [Aminu Waziri Tambuwal]. He was also a member of the Constitutional Review Committee.

Lasun was elected to the House of Representatives for a second time on the All Progressives Congress’ platform in March 2015. He was elected the Deputy Speaker of the 8th House of Representatives by 203 members of the House of Representatives out of the 357 that participated in the in-house election. Yakubu Dogara was elected as the Speaker.

Lasun decamped from the All Progressive Congress to the People’s Democratic Party on September 15, 2018.

Lasun has presided over the affairs of the House when the Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, was unavoidably absent or had to participate on the floor of the House. Lasun led some members of the House to the 15th Commonwealth Speakers and Presiding Officers Conference African Region, in Accra, Ghana, in November 2015. He was the Deputy Chairperson of the conference. He represented the Speaker at an investigative public hearing on the activities of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) conducted by the House Committee on Power at the National Assembly on Tuesday, December 1, 2015. He presided over the House during the second reading of a bill seeking to legalise the establishment of the North-East Development Commission, which was sponsored by the Speaker, Yakubu Dogara

In the aftermath of the Aregbesola election coupled with violence that greeted the then daylight robbery, Alhaji Adeoti was incarcerated upon a thumb upcharge.

Throughout the legal battle to return Aregbesola, Alhaji Adeoti was consistent and determined. On Nov 26 2010, Alhaji Adeoti was one of the happiest men.

Alhaji Moshood Olalekan Osuolale Adeoti was appointed Secretary to the State Government in 2010 by Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola and as a result of his political sagacity, he was re-appointed as SSG in 2014 for the second term.

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