Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun State has revealed that he had a strange encounter before becoming the number one citizen of the living spring state.

Oyetola who recently celebrated his second anniversary in office as a governor said he received visions of Christian origin in his dream as a son of an Islamic cleric, Imam.

Speaking at a service held to commemorate the anniversary at the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Osun Province 1 Headquarters, Osogbo, on Sunday, November 29, Oyetola said that the revelation has continued to give him the confidence of victory.

“I am ordinarily not one who sees visions but on two occasions, I had a strange encounter. Imagine the son of an Imam, receiving a Christian song in a dream. That was my encounter.

“All I could remember on both occasions was the last line of the song which says ‘IleriOluwa ni lati se’. Outside of that dream, I had never heard the song before. When the impression was heavy on my heart, I called one of my friends to ask him about the song, and he told me the song was the Track 2 of Timi Oshikoya’s album.

“He went out and got me the album and immediately I started listening to the track, my consciousness was restored and then I had an understanding of what God was saying to me. That revelation has continued to give me confidence of victory each time I am faced with legal and political battles since becoming governor.”

Meanwhile, his predecessor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola congratulated him on the achievement, urging him to continue to make the welfare of the people the centre of his activities in the office.

“There have been challenges …But you have weathered the storm admirably and steadied the ship of the state.

“The challenges will no doubt present a new format as you step into the third year… I have no doubt that you will cope nicely.

“Please continue to make the welfare of the people your biggest concern. They are the reason for the state. Without them, there will be no government or political office to occupy,” Aregbesola said.

Oyetola assumed the office of the governor of Osun on the 27th of November, 2018 after defeating the Peoples Democratic Party’s Senator Ademola Adeleke in the September 22, 2018, gubernatorial election.