Osun Election: I didn’t own house while serving as Osun governor — Aregbesola

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By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo

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OSOGBO — National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Rauf Aregbesola, has claimed that he did not own a personal house throughout his eight years as governor of Osun State.

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Aregbesola made the claim while addressing supporters in a video that circulated online on Thursday.

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The former governor said he lived in a friend’s house in the Amuta area of Ilesa during his tenure, challenging anyone with contrary information to prove otherwise.

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“I’m the first governor in Nigeria to govern a state for eight years without owning a house of my own. I stayed in my friend’s house for eight years as governor in my fatherland. Whoever says what I’m saying is not true should come out and show me the house I own,” he said.

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Aregbesola governed Osun State from 2010 to 2018 before serving as Minister of Interior under former President Muhammadu Buhari.

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He is currently leading the ADC governorship campaign in Osun State, following the grand opening of the party’s campaign in Ile-Ife on Tuesday.

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