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The Grand Mufti of Yorubaland, Edo and Delta, Sheikh Daood Imran Molaasan, yesterday, urged President Bola Tinubu to settle the rift between immediate past Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola and former Governor of Osun State, Gboyega Oyetola.
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The cleric said Oyetola should be blamed for allegedly upturning the policies Aregbesola made when he was the governor. Molaasan, in a statement made available to journalists in Iwo, said: “On what went wrong between Aregbesola and Oyetola, nobody understands it better than us. I was actively involved. Aregbesola was not at fault. It was those supporting Oyetola because of their interest that led him astray. And in Osun today, Aregbesola is a factor.
“How can you be asking whoever is seeking an appointment or any government opportunity to swear to make an enemy of Aregbesola before he or she can be considered?
“We are the ones thinking of Islam, many of their supporters were only thinking of politics.
“Oyetola offended so many Muslims, and many of his policies upturned many things Aregbesola did for the benefit of Muslims when he did not know the ideology behind them.
Neither Aregbesola nor Oyetola represents the Muslim Ummah. They represent their party. If Muslim Ummah wants relevance, let them be active in politics. So, on Osun, blame Oyetola, not Aregbesola.”
He said reconciling them would put a stop to misinformation and bitter politics being played by certain individuals and organisations. He, however, chided the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) for what he described as “unguarded statement and uninformed comments” on the differences between the two top politicians.
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