Governor of the State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola raises both hands in victory sign during a project inspection tour across the state in September 2017
Minister of the Interior
In office 21 August 2019 – 29 May 2023
President
Muhammadu Buhari
Preceded by
Abdulrahman Dambazau
Succeeded by
Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo
Governor of Osun State
In office 27 November 2010 – 27 November 2018
Deputy
Titilayo Laoye-Tomori
Preceded by
Olagunsoye Oyinlola
Succeeded by
Adegboyega Oyetola
Personal details
Born
Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola
(1957-05-25) 25 May 1957 (age 66) Ilesa, Western Region, British Nigeria (now in Osun State, Nigeria)
Political party
All Progressives Congress (2013–present)
Other political affiliations
Action Congress of Nigeria (before 2013)
Spouse
Sherifat Aregbesola
Alma mater
The Polytechnic, Ibadan
Occupation
Politician
engineering technologist
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Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola ((Listenⓘ); born 25 May 1957)[2][3] is a Nigerian politician who served as the minister of the Interior of Nigeria from 2019 to 2023. He previously served as governor of Osun State from 2010 to 2018.[4]
^"Profile of Interior Minister, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola". 21 August 2019.
^Yusuf (25 May 2019). "Encomiums, Praises As Aregbesola Celebrates 62nd Birthday". Osundefender. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
^"Reps probe Aregbesola, Nababa over misuse of N165 billion for Correctional Service". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
^Bamigbola, Bola (7 June 2023). "Forgive me, Aregbesola begs aggrieved Osun APC members". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
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invalid, and in his place declared that RaufAregbesola of the Action Congress of Nigeria was the winner. Aregbesola was to serve for the next four years...
Congress (APC). He was a commissioner during the administration of Ogbeni RaufAregbesola, and also served in the first term as Honorable Commissioner of Regional...
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vehemently refuted. Society now, on 16 March 2017, reported that Governor RaufAregbesola had chosen him as his successor. Adebayo Adedeji, a notable political...
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making of modern Nigeria : essays in honour of Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola. Aregbesola, Rauf, 1957-, Oyeweso, Siyan. Nigeria. 2011. ISBN 9789784842549...
level elections were to be held by 2019. Two-term incumbent Governor RaufAregbesola of the All Progressives Congress was in-eligible to run for re-election...
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