The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Ogun State, Senator Solomon Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, has threatened legal action against Abayomi Hunye and Folake Marcus-Bello over alleged libelous statements on his origin.
Yayi, who is the senator representing Ogun West, made this known via a statement issued by his Media Adviser, Kayode Odunaro, on Tuesday, September 15, 2026.
The senator alleged that Hunye, a suspended APC member from Tube in Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State, and Marcus-Bello of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) made false statements about him and his family on national television.
According to him, both individuals granted interviews on a television programme, where they allegedly claimed that he is an indigene of Ekiti State.
Yayi challenged the duo to publicly present evidence supporting their allegations within 24 hours or face legal action.
“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.
The senator added that one of the individuals claimed on television that he was from Ekiti State but could not identify the specific location when asked.
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Yayi further accused the other of making false claims about the locations of his parents’ graves in an attempt to support the alleged falsehood.
Yayi stated: “The other one was lying about the locations of the graves of my parents as if she was part of the undertakers at the burial. All in a futile effort to justify an unsustainable falsehood.
“Enough is enough. They should produce their evidence in 24 hours or be ready for my lawsuits.”
The senator recalled that similar allegations about his origin had previously been used as propaganda to prevent his emergence as senator representing Ogun West.
The APC candidate said the alleged propaganda failed, as the people of the district voted for him in the 2023 National Assembly elections.
Yayi described the renewed allegations as an attempt to undermine his perceived chances in the 2027 Ogun State governorship election.
