Ex-Osun Governor, Gboyega Oyetola’s Castle in the Air

At first, it was discussed in hushed tones and whispers. But it has now become a major discussion among political elites in Osun State that the former governor, Gboyega Oyetola would be staging a comeback for his former job.

As gathered by Society Watch, the man who is currently the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy has been seeking blessings of top political gladiators in the state for return as the number one citizen of Osun.

Many would recall that in 2022, the minister, who was the incumbent governor and the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), lost his reelection to the current governor, Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Although he sought legal means in the court and fought tooth and nail to retain his lost mandate, it was an effort in futility as the Apex court maintained Adeleke as the authentic winner of the election.

Nevertheless, since 2022 when he left the coveted office, he has not rested and never hid from anyone that he would seek a comeback to finish his constitutional second term. Who wouldn’t anyway? In this part of the world, many covet political office for the fact that it confers on the holder power, influence and even riches.

But critics have declared that it would be tough for Oyetola to get his way back into the Bisi Akande House, as the Osun State governor’s office is called. He surely has a mountainous situation to surmount if he must get back to his former job.

It was disclosed that Adeleke has gradually wormed himself into the hearts of the people of Osun with his wonderful work, especially the recent minimum wages for civil servants, among several others.  Also, the source revealed that one of the problems that cost Oyetola’s second term bid was his unresolved acrimony with Rauf Aregbesola, his former boss and former governor. This is yet to be resolved. He was also reportedly perceived as too elitist.

With these, several have vowed that it would be easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for him to return as the governor of the state.  Others believe that he is only building castles in the air.