Aregbesola
11 Nov
A former governor of Osun State and immediate past Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has backed calls for Nigeria to abandon the presidential system of government in favour of a parliamentary system. Aregbesola gave the support when he spoke at the National Dialogue on Home-Grown Parliamentary System in Abuja on Monday. Revealing his opposition to…
29 Oct
The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has suspended former Governor and ex-Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, over alleged involvement in anti-party activities. The suspension, which takes immediate effect, follows a petition from the Ilesa East Local Government APC Executive Committee to the state party chairman, Tajudeen Lawal, accusing Aregbesola of actions…
17 Oct
Sunday Akere, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, has alleged that former governor Rauf Aregbesola
7 Oct
For five days now, Kamorudeen Adabanija, a loyalist of former governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola, has been detained by the Nigeria Police in the state for allegedly defaming the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola. It was alleged that Adabanija, a member of Omoluabi Progressives, a caucus of the All Progressives Congress…
9 Jan
• Asks court to declare ex-gov's caucus group illegal, unfit to hold congress The All Progressives Congress (APC), Osun State chapter, has sued former Governor of the state, Rauf Aregbesola, before a Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo for allegedly causing factions within the party. The opposition party in the state, through its counsel, Ayodele…
3 Jan
.Alleges ex-minister seeking political relevance The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), yesterday, accused former governor of the state, Rauf Aregbesola, of going against an agreement made between him and a former governor of the state, Bisi Akande and President Bola Tinubu, over the re-election ambition of Gboyega Oyetola. The party, while…
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