National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Rauf Aregbesola, has declared that he is the first governor in Nigeria’s history to serve for eight years without owning a personal house.
The former Osun State governor, who was once a close ally of President Bola Tinubu, said he lived in a friend’s house throughout his tenure in office.
Speaking in a video shared with his supporters, Aregbesola said:
“I’m the first governor in Nigeria to rule a state for eight years without owning a house of my own.
He added, “I stayed in my friend’s house for eight years as a governor in my father’s land. Whoever says that what I’m saying is not true should come out and show me the house I own.”
Aregbesola, who also served as Minister of Interior under former President Muhammadu Buhari, governed Osun State from 2010 to 2018.
Reflecting on his administration, he said his government was focused on banishing poverty, hunger and unemployment, restoring healthy living, promoting functional education, and enhancing communal peace and progress.
