The All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Ogun State, Solomon Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, has threatened legal action over claims that he is an indigene of Ekiti State.
Adeola, who represents Ogun West in the Senate, gave a 24-hour ultimatum to suspended APC member, Abayomi Hunye, and Peoples Democratic Party chieftain, Ambassador Folake Marcus-Bello, to provide evidence backing the claim or face legal action.
The ultimatum was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by Adeola’s media adviser, Kayode Odunaro, following separate interviews granted by Hunye and Marcus-Bello on Channels Television programmes, during which they allegedly questioned the senator’s ancestral origin.
Adeola described the claims as false and libellous, insisting that those making the allegations must substantiate them with credible evidence rather than make assertions about his background.
“I watched in utter disbelief as these characters that I hardly know utter assertive and outrageous lies about my origin without any proof,” the senator said.
He added that one of the individuals allegedly claimed on television that he was from Ekiti but could not identify the specific location when challenged to do so.
Adeola also took exception to claims concerning the burial places of his parents, describing the allegations as an attempt to sustain what he called an “unsustainable falsehood” about his origin.
“Enough is enough. They should produce their evidence in 24 hours or be ready for my lawsuits,” he warned.
The controversy comes as political activities intensify ahead of the 2027 Ogun governorship election, with Adeola’s alleged ancestral connection to Ekiti resurfacing as part of the political debate surrounding his candidacy.
Earlier, traditional authorities in Kemta, Ogun State, had affirmed Adeola’s ancestral ties to the community. The Oluwo of Kemta and Baaye of Egbaland, Chief Abayomi Rotimi, made the declaration during a press conference at the Ile Ogboni of Kemta.
Rotimi said Adeola remained a son of Kemta regardless of political differences among residents, stressing that partisan politics should not be allowed to dictate the affairs of the traditional institution.
The traditional ruler also dismissed social media reports that the Ile Ogboni of Kemta had been shut because of Adeola’s relationship with the community, describing the reports as false and politically motivated.
According to Adeola’s media adviser, similar allegations about the senator’s origin had previously featured in political campaigns against his emergence as the Ogun West senator and had now resurfaced amid his bid for the governorship.