Ogun 2027: Yayi threatens lawsuit as Hunye insists on Ekiti origin

Solomon Adeola, also known as Yayi, an Ogun APC governorship aspirant, has threatened to sue Abayomi Hunye and a PDP chieftain, Ambassador Folake Marcus-Bello, for claiming he is an indigene of Ekiti State. According to Daily Post Nigeria, Adeola's Media Adviser, Kayode Odunaro, stated that both Hunye and Marcus-Bello made libelous claims on Channels Television without evidence. Adeola gave them 24 hours to present evidence or face lawsuits.

The claims were made during interviews on national television, with Hunye and Marcus-Bello stating that Adeola is from Ekiti. Adeola denied this, saying he watched the interviews in disbelief and accused them of uttering "assertive and outrageous lies" about his origin without proof. He also challenged Marcus-Bello's claims about the locations of his parents' graves.

Abayomi Hunye has welcomed Adeola's lawsuit threat, as reported by Punch Nigeria. The dispute is over allegations about Adeola's true state of origin, with Adeola representing Ogun West and being the APC's consensus governorship candidate.

Brief written by urgent.news from Punch Nigeria, Daily Post Nigeria, Punch — 3 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.