Tension among Osoba, Abiodun APC loyalists as Amosun's ex-Commissioner becomes Minister

There is palpable tension and anger among members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State as President Muhammadu Buhari appointed the former Commissioner for Works in Ogun, Arch. Olalekan Adegbite as the minister from the state. 

The APC members, who were loyalists of former Governor Segun Osoba and the incumbent Governor Dapo Abiodun, were not pleased with the decision of the President to appoint Adegbite, a political ally of former Governor Ibikunle Amosun as the minister from Ogun.  

Expressing their anger on different social media platforms, the APC members berated Buhari for not consulting the caretaker committee of the party, leaders of the party in Ogun as well as the Gov. Dapo Abiodun before appointing Adegbite. 

Recall that the National Working Committee had, before the governorship election, suspended Amosun for alleged antiparty activities.

The entire executive of the party were also dissolved by the NWC for the same reason, fuelling speculations that Amosun loyalists had lost out from the APC.

However, Adegbite's name on the ministerial list has sent shivers down the spines of Osoba and Abiodun loyalists as it is an attestation that Buhari had consulted Amosun for a nominee from Ogun.

It is also a pointer to the fact that Buhari knows who his loyalists are in Ogun as he must have ignored both Osoba and Abiodun before appointing Adegbite. 

See the full list of ministerial nominees before the National Assembly:

Abia

1. Dr. Ikechukwu Ogar

Adamawa

2. MUHAMMADU Musa Bello


Akwa Ibom

3. Goodwill Akpabio

Anambra

4. Chris Ngige

5. Sharon O. Ikpeazu

BAUCHI

6. Adamu Adamu

7.Ambasador Mariam Katagum

Bayelsa

8. Timipre Silva

BENUE

9. George Akume

BORNO

10. Mustapha Baba Shehuri

CROSS RIVER STATE.

11. Goddy JD Agba

DELTA

12. Festus Keyamo

EBONYI

13. Ogbonnaya Onu

EDO

14. Dr. Osagie Ehanire

15. Clement Agba

EKITI

16. Otunba Richard Adeniyi Adebayo

ENUGU

17. Geoffrey Onyeama

GOMBE

18.Dr Ali Isa Ibrahim Pantani

IMO

19. Emeka Nwajuba

JIGAWA

20. Engr. Suleiman H. Adamu

KADUNA

21. Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed

22. Dr. Muhammed Mahmood

KANO

23. Sabo Nanono

24. Major General Bashir Magashi retd

KATSINA

25. Sen. Hadi Sirika

KEBBI

26. Abubakar Malami

KOGI

27. Ramatu Tijjani

KWARA

28. Lai Mohammed

29. Gbemisola Saraki

LAGOS

30. Babatunde Raji Fashola

31. Sen. Olorunnibe Mamora

NASSARAWA

32. Muhammed H. Abdullahi

NIGER

33. Zubairu Dada

OGUN

34. Arc. Olamilekan Adegbite

ONDO

35. Tayo Alashoadura

OSUN

36. Rauf Aregbesola

OYO

37. Sunday Dare

PLATEAU

38. Pauline Talen

RIVERS

39. Rotimi Amaechi

40. SOKOTO

Muhammad Maigari Dangyadi

TARABA

41. Engr. Saleh Mamman

YOBE

42. Abubakar D. Aliyu

ZAMFARA

43. Umar Farouk.