By Mama Olobi, Mother Of Osun Governor, Aregbesola, Dies In Oshogbo
Governor of State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola is bereaved. The Governor’s mother, Alhaja Saratu Aregbesola popularly called Mama Olobi (Kolanut) passed out in the early hours of Tuesday in her residence in Ilesa.
Though the Governor is in far away Kebbi State where he is attending the Progressives Governors Forum meeting with his counterparts in from other States, but his mother may be scheduled to be buried today due to Islamic rites.
A report revealed that her last public appearance was at the 60th birthday ceremony of Ogbeni Aregbesola where she joined many other wellwishers.
In her early years, she was a known Kolanut merchant in Osogbo which earned her the name, Mama Olobi. The Governor had at different times reflected on how his mother was his major influencer while growing up
No official statement has been released by the Government of Osun as at the time of filing this report as the Governor is yet to be back to the State.
