From: Kemi Yesufu, Abuja

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives,  Sulaimon Lasun Yussuff, has expressed shock over the  death ‎of the mother of Osun State Governor,  Rauf Aregbesola, Madam Saarat Aregbesola.

Lasun, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Wole Oladimeji, described the passing of the late governor’s mother better known as Iya Olobi as saddening.

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‎Lasun further described Madam Aregbesola  as a woman whose life is worthy or emulation, as she surmounted the odds to raise her children, with all of them growing to be leaders in their chosen fields.

The statement read in part: “Madam Saarat Aregbesola will forever remain a veteran of democratic struggle, judging by oppression she suffered during the 2007 election.

“It is on record that her forbearance in struggle for truth and justice,  partly led to her son reclaiming the people’s mandate and this was a victory for all progressive democrats”.