Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State has lost his mother, Saratu Aregbesola. The mother of the governor died in the early hours of Tuesday and will be buried later today.
It was gathered that the octogenarian died in Ilesa, her hometown. A close associate of the governor also confirmed the death.
The governor, who is away in Birni Kebbi, Kebbi State for the APC governors’ meeting, appeared to confirm the story when he said on his Twitter handle @raufaregbesola that “inna lillahi wa inna inayhi raji’un.”
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The above is an Islamic statement said after a calamity such as death that means ‘from God we come and to him we shall return.’
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