The outgoing Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni
Rauf Aregbesola, yesterday said that he did not earn salaries throughout the
eight years of his administration.
Speaking during an interactive programme tagged
‘Ogbeni Till Day Break’, the governor who is handing over to his successor
Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola on November 27, said since it was the state that was
feeding him, fuelling his cars and provided him with accommodation, there was
no need for him to be paid.
Aregbesola also said that he did not have bank
accounts where money was kept in any part of the world.
He said, “I have not collected salaries since I
became the governor of the state. The state feeds me, fuels my car and provided
me accommodation. With all these, I don’t need money. I have no money and bank
account anywhere.
“I have no house except the one I built before
I became the governor. Anyone can go out there to investigate if I have bank
accounts.”
He said he would vacate the government house
tomorrow adding that the decision to leave the government house earlier was to
give his successor enough time to do necessary renovations.
When asked what his regrets were as a governor
in the last eight years, he said he had no regrets.
He said, “If you give me another four years to
rule again, I will still do what I did before and I will not do anything
differently.”
On his next political plans after office,
Aregbesola said he was going to rest for awhile from politics.
“I have been in politics since my secondary
school days. I have been an absentee husband for many years because of politics
but for now, I want to be with my wife,” Aregbesola said.
On his achievements, the governor said he was
happy that his social investment programmes supported and transformed the lives
of the people in the state.
He also said that the infrastructure
development his administration embarked upon would continue to be a reference
point in the state, adding that all the roads he built would last for the next
50 years.
Aregbesola, however described his successor as
a silent achiever and a goal-getter expected to build on his legacies.
He said “Oyetola is not radical like me but he
is a silent achiever. He contributed immensely to the success of my
administration and I know he will do well in office.”
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