Following the disappointing outing recorded by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the June 21 governorship election in Ekiti State, party leaders and governors on the platform of the party have begun a strategic drive to ensure that the same experience is not repeated in Osun State, which election is billed to take place on August 9, Saturday Tribune can report.

This is just as it was gathered that the strategic move is, indeed, not only targeted at winning Osun State but also retaining the party’s hold on states which it currently controls, with findings revealing that the governors had begun to hold unusual meetings with key stakeholders in their respective states.

It was learnt that the APC leadership has identified the civil service as a vital segment of the Osun State population that must be won over before the August 9 polls.

As part of the strategic move, the party has reportedly impressed it on the state government that it needed to settle all outstanding entitlements of workers and pensioners, while it should also keep an eye on the opposition’s scheme to use the workers against the party as it did in Ekiti.

With less than 43 days to the governorship election, Saturday Tribune learnt that the Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Honourable Najeem Salaam, met with permanent secretaries, tutors-general, executive secretaries, general managers and other civil servants on Grade Levels 16-17 in the employment of the state, at the House of Assembly chamber on Thursday.

A similar meeting was held with directors and other civil servants on Grade Levels 12-15 on Wednesday, with the governor, Rauf Aregbesola, said to have scheduled a meeting with school principals early next week, while a similar meeting will be held with teachers and the lower cadre of the state’s civil service, later.

According to findings, the meetings were targeted at assuaging the feelings of the workforce towards the state governor, which, it was gathered, would play a vital role in the forthcoming election.

A source in one of the meetings, who confided in the Saturday Tribune, said the speaker pleaded with the workers during the meeting. “We met with the speaker today (Thursday) as scheduled. It was a begging galore to civil servants to forgive the government of its iniquities, with a promise to turn a new leaf. The speaker pleaded for our support to return the governor for another term, promising to acquaint the governor with some of the foibles identified with his government,” he said.

It was also learnt that as a result of Dr Kayode Fayemi’s loss in Ekiti, the APC governors have resolved to be more involved in the activities going on in Osun State, especially as they affect workers, teachers and other groups in the formal sector.

Further findings revealed that apart from Osun State, similar meetings were being held in Oyo and Ogun states.

The Oyo State governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, Saturday Tribune learnt, held a closed door meeting with all elected political office holders on the platform of the APC in the state on Wednesday, while he also met youth groups later that day.

The meeting, held at the House of Chiefs, Ibadan, had heavy security presence, with journalists reportedly not let in into what was discussed at the meeting.

Reacting over the development, the director of publicity, research and strategy of the APC in Osun State, Mr Kunle Oyatomi, said “the PDP has been trying woefully to create disharmony between Aregbesola and the workers.

“Aregbesola has been paying workers’ entitlements as and when due since the beginning of his administration. No complaint. Some months ago, didn’t you hear the labour leadership at Gbangba Dekun in Ile Ife, saying there has been no worker friendly governor like Aregbesola since the creation of Osun State?

“The PDP has died in Osun State for a long time. Whatever their antics, even from Abuja will make no sense to the people. They failed the people for eight years .Even, the blind can see that Aregbesola has changed the face of Osun.”

While countering the position of the APC, the Director General of Iyiola Omisore Campiagn Organisation (IOCO), Chief Lere Oyewumi, confirmed that “we are wooing every sector of our political economy of which civil servants are an integral part. Aregbesola has short-changed everybody. We want our state back and God willing, we have already got it. Aregbesola should know that his time is up. We will get him out on August 9.

“The troubled ship of APC-led administration has finally wrecked in Osun State and the casualties are too injured to survive the wreckage. It is a pity, it behoves him to prepare his handover notes in earnest, if he does not run away before or on the August 9, 2014 as his usual practice whenever he runs his followers into problems,” he said.

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APC! APC!! APC!!! your time is up!

No amount of face saving and strategy can change our people's mind, we are determined to free ourself from the slavery and imprisonment of Tinubu and his co-travellers.

Is Aregbe too big to go to the markets,streets to campaign? Democracy is not about average living nigerians,it is about everybody. Most average living nigerians don't vote.

Vote these Boko sympathisers out so we can serve them frofa jastice. This is the beginning of the end of Boko and its collaborators

I thought the Janajaweedians were claiming that Osun and the rest of the SW states are secured? So why are they flying about like loose canon balls trying to salvage what's left of their putrid and odious reputation, after Fayose knocked some senses into their corrupt heads? Clueless party filled with clueless old fools out to loot away the masses' destiny. They have nothing to offer. They accuse GEJ of cluelessness, yet they got beaten in their backyard. Silly reprobates trying save faces and beg like beggars they are, just to loot more and do less. I'm glad the masses are finally figuring them out.

No matter what they do they av already lose they should all move back to lagos

Bash92: No matter what they do they av already lose they should all move back to lagos

cry me a river loser, aregbe is gonna win and there is nothing y'all losers gonna do about it.

Imagine how dumb these APC politicians are. So after owing civil servants for a long time, you decide to start paying all outstanding salaries just because you want them to sympasympathise with you? People re no longer foolish. They'll happily collect their salaries (because its rightfully theirs, and they need it), they'll thank you and smile with you and collect all you have to offer...then on the D-Day, you'll pay for the pain you've caused them.
Oh, A.P.C, when will you guys learn that people get smarter every second. You guys are still using the same tactics you used when you were in pdp.

#smdfh

APC popularity has nose dive.

APC no longer popular, it is a pity

Firefire: APC! APC!! APC!!! your time is up!

No amount of face saving and strategy can change our people's mind, we are determined to free ourself from the slavery and imprisonment of Tinubu and his co-travellers.

DID SOUTH WESTERNERS TOLD YOU THAT THEY'RE UNDER TINUBU SLAVERY?

WHY ARE YOU SO MUCH CONCERN ABOUT SOUTH WEST?

what is APC?

5.00GPA:



DID SOUTH WESTERNERS TOLD YOU THAT THEY'RE UNDER TINUBU SLAVERY?

WHY ARE YOU SO MUCH CONCERN ABOUT SOUTH WEST?

Beni sir!,

Otooo gee. Enough is enough.

APC going down down down

APC falling after the order of Berlin Wall

shaggy007: Imagine how dumb these APC politicians are. So after owing civil servants for a long time, you decide to start paying all outstanding salaries just because you want them to sympasympathise with you? People re no longer foolish. They'll happily collect their salaries (because its rightfully theirs, and they need it), they'll thank you and smile with you and collect all you have to offer...then on the D-Day, you'll pay for the pain you've caused them.
Oh, A.P.C, when will you guys learn that people get smarter every second. You guys are still using the same tactics you used when you were in pdp.

#smdfh

ure are very right... Dey even borrow money from deji adeleke(davido's father) to pay may salary after looting osun money... God will punish aregbe nd his lagos cronies

shaggy007: Imagine how dumb these APC politicians are. So after owing civil servants for a long time, you decide to start paying all outstanding salaries just because you want them to sympasympathise with you? People re no longer foolish. They'll happily collect their salaries (because its rightfully theirs, and they need it), they'll thank you and smile with you and collect all you have to offer...then on the D-Day, you'll pay for the pain you've caused them.
Oh, A.P.C, when will you guys learn that people get smarter every second. You guys are still using the same tactics you used when you were in pdp.

#smdfh

From the same article i thought you read before commenting

Aregbesola has been paying workers’ entitlements as
and when due since the beginning of his administration.
No complaint. Some months ago, didn’t you hear the
labour leadership at Gbangba Dekun in Ile Ife, saying
there has been no worker friendly governor like
Aregbesola since the creation of Osun State

We need an opposition party that is definitely not APC.
This party has to be a national party, must not run on propaganda, must ensure that the welfare of the people comes first(not building roads and beautifying the town for hungry people), must not promote a particular religion, must not over tax the people and tell them to go and die, must have internal democracy, must not criticise the government for cheap political points above all must tolerate opposition(Edo State)

Obiagelli:

From the same article i thought you read before commenting

And you believe all that sh1t? Wow...

Major reasons why APC must fail:

1. they want change and change they must get. Remember their slogan. Hence Nigeria must change all APC officials beginning from their govs, LG Chairmen to all legislatures both at state and Federal.

2. their national leaders are renown drug lords, treasure looters, despots, dictators and tribal and religious fundamentalists.

3. they represent Nigeria version of Egyptian Muslim brotherhood.

4. their ideology represents janjaweedism.

5. their manifesto is vague, incoherent and ambiguous.

6. they take pleasure in the bombing and killings of innocent Nigerians.

7. rather than engage in meaningful issues they prefer to slander, blackmail and attack personalities.

8. their utterances and body language encourages terrorist activities.

9. they don't have good plans for the people.

10. APC is built on the foundation of anger.

shaggy007:

And you believe all that sh1t? Wow...

is the labour union saying otherwise?

2013
https://www.nairaland.com/1567648/civil-servants-osun-smile-home


2011
https://www.nairaland.com/829691/osun-pays-13th-month-salaries

Useless ppl on nairaland who av neva been to osun b4.
Aregbe's victory is certain

Sum1 who lives in osun will not argue wit ppl here jst spewing thrash abt aregbe.

In osun.....its not even abt APC. ITS ABT AREGBESOLA.

I HAD TO COMMENT COS I'm tired of ppl here talkin rubbish.

kaze4blues: Useless ppl on nairaland who av neva been to osun b4.
Aregbe's victory is certain

Sum1 who lives in osun will not argue wit ppl here jst spewing thrash abt aregbe.

In osun.....its not even abt APC. ITS ABT AREGBESOLA.

I HAD TO COMMENT COS I'm tired of ppl here talkin rubbish.

Are u scared that Arugbesola might lose as well?

During the first tenure of Oshomole when he comes out to inspect any project the people will be hailing and running after him. But now na only him dey waka go. Nobody dey lOok am self

Paying because election is near. Naija politicians with no sense. I know they will call it damage control. Then, what is the assurance that they will sustain the tempo after winning 2nd term election? Na only God can save us in this country oooo.