The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, did not partake in the ongoing Osun State Governorship election, The PUNCH has reliably gathered.
It was learned that the former governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola, has traveled abroad to attend a conference.
According to an aide of the minister, Aregbesola shunned the election to avoid a crisis.
The PUNCH had reported that Aregbesola had publicly moved against the second-term ambition of Governor Adegboyega Oyetola.
The media aide noted that Aregbesola was not invited to work for Oyetola’s second-term bid in Osun.
He also said the minister was not named on the Osun State campaign team by the All Progressives Congress.
He said, “Aregbesola is not in Oshogbo. He is on an official assignment. He was not invited and not a part of the election council. The governor did not also invite him to be part of the campaign.”
