Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola has said that ousted Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola was compelled by former President Olusegun Obasanjo to sign the closed door agreement, which Oyo State Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala has been referring to in defence of his “illegal bid” to take-over Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomosho.
Aregbesola spoke at the weekend at the palace of the Olufon of Ifon-Osun, Oba Almaroof Magbagbeola.
He alleged that Obasanjo threatened Oyinlola into signing the agreement.
Aregbesola said: “When it started, Oyinlola stood courageously like a prince that he is. However, when Obasanjo harassed him, he appended his signature to the dubious agreement papers stating that he had ceded LAUTECH to them.
“It is that dubious agreement that Alao-Akala relied on to say all the gibberish he had been talking about. This was where they faltered and shamed themselves. LAUTECH was established by a law. It was not a talk between two people. The law is more powerful than an agreement. The agreement Obasanjo forced Oyinlola to sign is not as powerful as the law which established LAUTECH.
“Oyinlola’s actions since May 29, 2007, including the signing of the dubious agreement, were nullified by the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Ibadan, which pronounced me Governor.
“It stated that the administration Oyinlola ran for three-and-half years was null and void. If I had wanted to be vindictive and had charged him to court, Oyinlola would have refunded all the salaries he collected as governor.
“We have not done so because we do not want to discomfort him. All that he signed at that time are null and void. When I collected my certificate of return, they did not say I won election in 2010. They said I had won the election since 2007. Oyinlola did not have the power to govern.
“I have searched for a copy of the agreement to no avail. It would appear that Oyinlola had left government before they falsified it. It was all due to their dark cult. Their party is evil in all ramifications.”
He urged the people to vote for ACN candidates.
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LAUTECH: Oyinlola signed pact under duress, says Aregbesola