“I’ve Never Slept With Another Woman” — Aregbesola Just Dropped a Confession Nobody Asked For, and Osun Is Buzzing
Well, this one is something else. Rauf Aregbesola yes, the same Aregbesola who left Osun Government House back in 2018 took the mic at an ADC campaign rally in Ejigbo and decided the moment called for a testimony. Not about roads, not about the August 15 governorship election, not even about his party’s chances. About his marriage.
Pull up a seat, because this one has layers.
So What Exactly Happened?
Aregbesola, who now serves as National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), was addressing supporters at a campaign rally in Ejigbo Local Government Area of Osun State ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. The poll is a three-horse race between incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party, APC’s Bola Oyebamiji, and ADC’s own candidate, Najeem Folasayo Salaam the man Aregbesola is technically supposed to be campaigning for.
But instead of manifesto talk, he decided to testify. Speaking in Yoruba, he told the crowd that his faithfulness to his wife, Sherifat, has been a personal covenant with God something he admitted “only a few men” can honestly claim. He framed the whole thing as a kind of spiritual bargain, essentially telling God: if this loyalty is real, let it count for something politically, going as far as tying the pledge to a request that “next June, we must do it at the Government House.”
Read between the lines, and it’s clear what “it” refers to. The man wants ADC in power, and he’s using his marital record as evidence in the case.
Why Is Everybody Talking About This?
Because this isn’t just “man loves wife” content it’s “veteran politician stands in front of a campaign crowd, days to an election, and volunteers his personal record” content. And Wahala Network followers know: whenever a Nigerian politician starts talking about what he has not done, someone is bound to ask, “But why exactly are we hearing this, sir?”
Some context that makes this juicier:
Aregbesola governed Osun State from 2010 to 2018, so this isn’t some rookie politician trying to introduce himself. This is a man with decades of public scrutiny behind him.
The declaration lands right in the middle of a heated, high-stakes governorship race, where ADC is the underdog trying to unseat an incumbent and fend off the APC.
Faithfulness testimonies from politicians tend to hit differently in Nigeria’s political climate, where personal image and “family man” branding often double as campaign currency.
The Internet’s Verdict
Say what you want, but Nigerians on Twitter (X) have never met a claim they didn’t immediately fact-check for vibes. Within minutes of the quote going viral, opinions split into predictable camps: the “leave the man and his God alone” crowd, the “why is this even campaign material” skeptics, and of course the comedians already drafting captions.
Whether you believe him, side-eye him, or simply want your governorship candidates to talk less about their marriages and more about roads and revenue, one thing is certain: Aregbesola knows how to make Monday afternoon interesting.
Wahala Network Take
At the end of the day, it’s campaign season, and testimonies have a way of finding their way onto rally grounds. Whether this fidelity vow moves a single vote by August 15 is an entirely different matter — but it has certainly moved timelines.
Stay tuned. Osun never runs short of gist.
