Rauf Aregbesola, Minister of Interior, has lamented that killers and miscreants have been registered as members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State.
Aregbesola, who is the immediate past governor of Osun State, spoke at his ward in Ifofin, Ilesa East Local Government Area of the state, on Friday after he revalidated his APC membership.
It was gathered that the former governor’s camp was displeased with the defection of a particular politician into the APC which Adegboyega Oyetola, the incumbent governor, was said to have facilitated, according to Punch.
Aregbesola, who spoke in Yoruba to his supporters at the event, said all manner of people could join the party but warned that people of questionable character should be avoided by party members when it is time to work for the success of the ruling party.
The minister said he and his supporters will remain in the party, insisting that he will not leave for people with a soiled reputation to take over affairs of the ruling party.
He, however, declined to mention the names of the persons he was referring to.
He said: “Killers have joined our party and the law guiding our party doesn’t say we can’t admit them when a law court has not convicted them. You know the killers or you don’t know them?
“You know miscreants or you don’t know miscreants? If we will be in the same party, we will not accept anything that will denigrate Bola Ige. He was our father. In this area, Bola Ige was our father.
“Are you happy that Bola Ige was killed? I am a son to the late Bola Ige. Whoever denigrates Bola Ige is our enemy. Whoever wants to use Bola Ige’s tomb to climb to a higher height would not achieve his aim. When we want to aspire for a position here, your name and antecedent will determine how you will be treated.”
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