Yesterday, there was a nasty report about Governor Aregbesola’s son, Kabiru, who was said to have been arrested with a large sum, of money, about $912,820, on his way to Dubai.
“ Mr Kabiru Aregbesola, the son of the Osun State Governor, Alhaji Rauf Aregbesola was this afternoon caught at the departure wing of the Muritala Muhammed Airport II, Lagos with undeclared sum of N178million ($912,820) cash stocked in his luggage.
Mr Kabiru called his father who rushed down to handle the case before it gets out of hand. As at the time of this report, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola requested to see the Immigration officers that arrested his son for a discussion in a senior officer’s office where we hope they will sort out the Problem.
Mr Kabiru Aregbesola was involved in the failed scam contract by Osun state government to supply local Computer Notebooks, nicknamed Opon Imo valued at over N4 Billion to schools in the state. Details coming shortly.”
Meanwhile, the amiable governor has refuted the nasty allegation in its entirety. One of the aides of the governor said no son of the governor was arrested.
“No son of Aregbesola was arrested for money laundering: It has become pertinent to inform Nigerians and others generally that there is no iota of truth in the story being peddled around by some misguided elements claiming that a son of Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun, Kabir Aregbesola was arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos today Tuesday May 12, 2015 with a huge sum of money in foreign currencies.
We have discovered the authors of the wicked and malicious lie are doggedly pursuing their agenda by engaging in an aggressive push for the falsehood to reach a larger population especially using the social media. The younger Aregbesola neither traveled anywhere nor had any encounter with any security personnel today. It is obvious the evil minds at work are out to drag an innocent young man’s name into this dirt in order to get at his father.
Aregbesola has maintained a life of a moderate family man with a set of highly disciplined children who cannot be found wanting on issues of morals and societal values. Members of the public are therefore urged to dismiss the falsehood because it is just another handiwork of mischievous minds.
Semiu Okanlawon
Director, Bureau of Communication & Strategy,
Office of the Governor,
Osogbo, Osun State”