Asiwaju woos Oshiomhole to support Jonathan, Jang
The Asiwaju here is not referring to the ACN leader, Bola Tinubu. This Asiwaju is the Chief of Staff to the President, Chief Mike Oghiadomhe (yes, he is the Asiwaju Obateru of Owu Kingdom). He is from Edo State. That his state governor, Adams Oshiomhole, belongs to the group of governors that are in support of the Rotimi Amaechi’s chairmanship of the crisis-ridden Nigeria Governors’ Forum as against the faction led by Jonah Jang is not in doubt.
What became clear on Wednesday was that the former Edo State deputy governor may have started moves to woo Oshiomhole into Jang’s camp. Anyway, the Presidency has made it clear that it is not supporting the faction.
Shortly after Amaechi left the venue of the dinner, Asiwaju went to Oshiomhole where he was seated and engaged him in a discussion for a few seconds. Holding the governor by hand, he practically dragged him to where Jang was sitting. As he spoke to both men, he repeatedly pointed at Jang in a manner that suggested, “This is the NGF chairman, support him to succeed.” Oshiomhole was noncommittal in his countenance, necessitating the presidential aide to involve Bauchi State Governor, Isa Yuguda, to join the conversation. I strained my ears (or eavesdropped?) to hear what they were discussing for the sake of my readers but regrettably, I did not succeed as loud music blasted from the sound system in the hall.
Source:Punch
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