Aregbesola pledges lifelong fidelity, says he has never cheated on wife

Rauf Aregbesola, the National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress, has stated that he has never been sexually involved with any woman except his wife, Sherifat, since he got married to her.

According to Tribune Online on Monday, Aregbesola stated that the assertion was made during his ADC campaign in Ejigbo Local Government Area of Osun State, in preparation for the governorship elections coming up on 15th August.

Addressing the gathering in Yoruba language, the former Osun State governor stated that the fidelity in his marital life is one of the commitments he has made to God personally.

He said that though it may be hard for most men to state so, he has been faithful to his wife out of respect for God.

Aregbesola said, “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.”

He added, “I told God that next June, we must do it at the Government House.”

The declaration came as political parties intensified campaigns across Osun ahead of the Saturday governorship election.

The poll will feature incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party, who is seeking a second term, alongside the APC candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, and Aregbesola’s ADC candidate, Najeem Folasayo Salaam.

The election is scheduled to hold across the 30 local government areas of the state on August 15, 2026.