The Real Scammers Are In ADC, You Left A Legacy Of Hardship In Osun, Onanuga Taunts Aregbesola 

 

 

By Rotela Oguns

 

Bayo Onanuga, special adviser on information and strategy to President Bola Tinubu, has said his principal’s Renewed Hope Agenda is on course and not a scam, stressing that the real scammers are those in the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

 

Onanuga criticized Rauf Aregbesola, who is the National Secretary of the ADC, for attacking the Tinubu administration particularly the slogan on which the current government rode  to power.

 

The veteran journalist responded  to Aregbesola in a post in he made on his verified X handle, mocking the former Osun governor for performing below par in all political offices he had held in the past.

 

“My attention has been drawn to Rauf Aregbesola’s attack on the Tinubu administration at today’s illegal elective convention of the ADC — a party of desperados and power mongers who, to date, have not articulated any credible plan for Nigeria,” he said.

 

“At the event, Aregbesola reportedly called on his former boss, mentor, and benefactor to resign, parroting the opposition’s warped narratives about the economy and orchestrated reports of terrorist attacks in some parts of the country.”

 

 

He continued, “His eight years as governor of Osun State were characterised by unmitigated hardship for the people.

 

“Under his half-baked socialist policies, civil servants went unpaid for months, and those who were paid received only a fraction of their salaries.

 

“It is to Aregbesola’s infamy that Osun became known as a state receiving negative federal allocation and paying just 20 to 30 per cent of normal salaries.

 

 

 

“It was worse for pensioners in Aregbesola’s Osun State. Many pensioners who relied on their meagre monthly payments died because they were not paid at all.”

 

He added that Aregbesola’s tenure as minister of interior witnessed multiple jailbreaks and security lapses.

 

“As Minister of Interior under President Muhammadu Buhari, his tenure witnessed the highest number of jailbreaks in Nigeria’s history — including the infamous Kuje Prison escape in Abuja.

 

“During his four years, obtaining a Nigerian passport became a nightmarish process, and there were 15 major attacks on correctional facilities in Jos, Abolongo, Imo, Kabba, and Okitipupa, resulting in over 4,000 inmates escaping to join criminal elements.”

 

 

Onanuga noted that the Renewed Hope Agenda has started yielding results and Nigerians are real beneficiaries of the programme.

 

“No, Rauf, the Renewed Hope Agenda is not a scam. The real scammers are the politicians gathered inside the SPV called ADC,”

 

Recall that Aregbesola on Tuesday criticized the Renewed Hope Agenda while speaking at the ADC National Convention.

 

He said Tinubu’s promises have not materialized three years into his government.

 

 

Aregbesola added that the politicians in the ADC with the support of the Nigerian electorate have a duty to stop the current administration, and by the extension, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) from retaining power in 2027.

 

 

Aregbesola said, “Four years ago, this government promised Nigerians renewed hope,”

 

“Now, three years into its tenure, it is still promising renewed hope. When exactly will this hope come into fruition? The answer is simple: it is a scam.

 

“If allowed, this regime will continue to chant renewed hope till eternity. We have a duty to stop these scammers from retaining power.”