The National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Rauf Aregbesola, has said he has remained faithful to his wife, Sherifat, since they got married.
Aregbesola made the remark while addressing supporters at an ADC rally in Ejigbo Local Government Area of Osun State ahead of the August 15 governorship election.
The former Osun State governor said his decision to remain faithful was part of a personal commitment to God, stressing that he had not been intimate with another woman since his marriage.
Speaking in Yoruba, Aregbesola said he considered the commitment unusual among men and had presented it to God as part of his personal devotion.
“Oh Lord my God, if you are the one I am serving, and I did not add any other thing to it. What I am about to say, only a few men can say it: Because of your fear, I never had any intimacy with another woman since I married my wife,” Aregbesola said.
He added, “I told God that next June, we must do it at the Government House.”
Aregbesola’s remarks came as political parties intensify campaigns and mobilisation across the state ahead of the August 15 governorship election.
The election will feature incumbent Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party, All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji and ADC candidate Najeem Folasayo Salaam, among others.