Senator Ajibola Basiru has waved off the influence of ex-Interior Minister Rauf Aregbesola in the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State. The
Senator Ajibola Basiru has waved off the influence of ex-Interior Minister Rauf Aregbesola in the All Progressives Congress in Osun State.
Basiru had a chat with reporters on Wednesday during a welcome back event at his senatorial office in Osogbo, the capital. “Mr Aregbesola was our leader, but I don’t know which party he belongs to now. I am not abusing him. Even Asiwaju, his benefactor, didn’t vote for him.
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