*Senator Solomon Adeola.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Ogun State, Senator Solomon Adeola, popularly known as Yayi
has threatened legal action against a suspended member of the party, Hon. Abayomi Hunye, and a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Ambassador Folake Marcus-Bello, over alleged defamatory statements concerning his family and state of origin.
Adeola, who represents Ogun West Senatorial District in the National Assembly, accused the duo of making false and libellous claims against him during separate interviews on Channels Television programmes.
According to a statement issued on Tuesday by his Media Adviser, Chief Kayode Odunaro, Hunye and Marcus-Bello allegedly claimed that Adeola is an indigene of Ekiti State but failed to provide evidence to substantiate the allegation.
The senator has consequently given both individuals 24 hours to publicly produce evidence supporting their claims or face legal action.
Adeola, in the statement, said he watched the television interviews “in utter disbelief,” describing the allegations concerning his origin and family as false and outrageous.
He said one of the individuals allegedly claimed on television that he was from Ekiti State but was unable to identify the specific community when challenged to do so.
The senator also accused the other of making claims concerning the burial locations of his parents in an attempt to support what he described as an “unsustainable falsehood.”
“Enough is enough. They should produce their evidence in 24 hours or be ready for my lawsuits,” Adeola was quoted as saying.
The Ogun West senator further alleged that the controversy over his state of origin was not new, claiming that similar allegations were deployed as a political strategy in the past to frustrate his emergence as the senator representing the district.
He maintained that the campaign failed, as voters in Ogun West overwhelmingly supported his election to the National Assembly in 2023.
Adeola alleged that the issue had now been revived as part of efforts to undermine his bid to become governor of Ogun State in the 2027 election.
The senator said he would no longer tolerate what he described as deliberate attempts to misrepresent his background and family history, insisting that those making such claims should be prepared to substantiate them publicly.