Aregbesola donated his salary to me, senator Elisha Abbo declares

Senator Elisha Abbo  has publicly thanked former Osun State governor, Rauf Aregbesola, for funding his ambition seven years ago.

He said that the ministerial nominee from Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola, donated his salary to him when he was governor of Osun.

Abbo added that he had visited Aregbesola to solicit for his support when he was contesting for the chairmanship of his local government.

 In his words he said:

I remember in 2012 when I contested for the chairmanship of my local government as a very tiny young man; I visited you in GRA, Ikeja in your house. I never knew you and you asked me to come in and I explained my problems and you told me to come to the government house and meet you.

“When I got there, I thought I would stay there for three days without seeing you. I filled a form, you saw my name and ushered me into your office upstairs and you gave me the whole of your salary that month to go to Adamawa and contest the election

Today, through the grace of God, I'm one of the people confirming your nomination."

Abbo went on to ask that Aregbesola be allowed to "Take a bow and go", a privilege accorded to some nominees who are cleared by the Senate without questioning.

"I want to join my colleagues to please allow this detribalized, honest Nigerian to take a bow and go and also ask Mr President to give you a big ministry," Abbo said.

In response to Abbo, Aregbesola said he'd forgotten the encounter, but praised former Lagos governor, Bola Tinubu, for tutoring him on being kind to whoever reaches out to him for support