Asiwaju Olanrewaju Gentry, the estranged husband of Nollywood actress, Mercy Aigbe, has declared his intention to vie for the Sept. 22 governorship election in Osun State.

Gentry made the declaration on Thursday via his official Instagram page.

According to the pictures posted on his page, he will be running under the platform of United Democratic Party,UDP.

He, however did not disclose reason(s) for joining the governorship race which has Lasun Yussuff, the Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives as one of the candidates.