By Opeyemi Adelakun
Senator Solomon Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, has given Abayomi Hunye and Folake Marcus-Bello 24 hours to provide evidence supporting allegations made against him, including a claim that he is originally from Ekiti State.
Adeola, who represents Ogun West in the National Assembly and is the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Ogun State, said he would institute legal proceedings against the two politicians if they failed to substantiate their claims.
His position was contained in a statement issued by his Media Adviser, Chief Kayode Odunaro.
According to the statement, Hunye and Marcus-Bello recently appeared on Channels Television programmes where they allegedly made claims concerning Adeola’s background and family.
Odunaro said Adeola had challenged the two to publicly produce evidence supporting their claims about his state of origin within 24 hours.
Reacting to the allegations, Adeola described the claims as false and questioned the basis for statements about his family background.
“I watched in utter disbelief as these ‘characters’ that I hardly know utter assertive and outrageous lies about my origin without any proof,” he said.
Adeola alleged that one of the individuals claimed on television that he was from Ekiti State but could not identify a specific location in the state when asked.
He also accused the other of making claims concerning the burial locations of his parents.
“Enough is enough. They should produce their evidence in 24 hours or be ready for my lawsuits,” Adeola said.
The senator’s camp said the allegation concerning his alleged Ekiti origin had previously been used as a political argument against his emergence as the representative of Ogun West.
It claimed that the allegation did not prevent Adeola from winning the Ogun West senatorial election in 2023.
Adeola’s supporters further linked the renewed controversy to the 2027 Ogun State governorship contest, alleging that it was politically motivated.
However, the claims made against Adeola, as well as his response to them, remain matters of dispute between the parties.
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