Former Kano state governor, Ibrahim Shekarau, Thursday, said he still lives in a rented house in Abuja was able to do this through the inspiration of the Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria (MSSN) moral training.
“Up until the end of my second term in 2007, I had no house of my own,” he said.
He said he never took any negotiating percentages with any contractor during his tenure as governor.
While speaking on integrity at a press conference ahead of the MSSN 70th anniversary, scheduled to begin on October 12, 2024, further stated that he always challenge any contractor who has worked with him in the last 44 years knows that I have asked him for a percentage or collect any money.
Shekarau, who is the chairman of the organising committee, credited the organisation with shaping his life both spiritually and otherwise.
He said: “Secondly, none of my commissioners has ever brought one naira to me in the name of feedback from a contractor.
“No local government chairman, during my eight years as Governor has ever given me one naira. I never tampered with their allocations,” he said.
Shekarau, who also served as a former minister of education, emphasised that he never interfered with local government allocations or accepted kickbacks from his commissioners during his tenure.
He gave credit to the organization for shaping his life both spiritually and otherwise.