Yayi Challenges Critics Over Ogun Origin, Declares: ‘I’m Candidate to Beat’
Wale Igbintade The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the 2027 Ogun State governorship election, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, yesterday challenged those questioning his origin to
Sen. Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, the APC candidate for the 2027 Ogun State governorship election, has faced questions regarding his Ogun origin and his background with The Guardian newspaper. At a media briefing in Lagos, he dismissed the origin allegations by providing his family's burial locations, which are in proximity to his residence in Lagos.
Adeola stated that he resigned from The Guardian and did not claim to have been sacked, dismissing the claims that his name was improperly changed. He urged journalists to investigate the allegations against him and emphasized that his opponents lack substantive issues to challenge his candidacy, which he declares himself "the candidate to beat."
The senator's campaign also includes renegotiating Ogun State's debt repayment obligations with lenders, pushing for longer repayment periods and exploring additional revenue sources such as lottery, which he suggested could provide a substantial financial boost to the state's finances.
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