The President, who is recuperating in London, expressed his condolences to Aregbesola in a telephone conversation on Thursday, August 3, Garba Shehu, a Presidential aide, disclosed on Twitter.

Buhari said the Governor's mother contributed immeasurably to the building of a respectable pedigree for her family by raising disciplined and humble children like Rauf Aregbesola.

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Mrs Aregbesola, 84, died in Ilesha, her hometown, in the early hours of Tuesday, August 1, 2017.