Adeola threatens legal action over alleged Ekiti origin claims

The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Ogun State, Senator Solomon Adeola has threatened legal action against two individuals over alleged false and defamatory claims concerning his state of origin.

Adeola, who represents Ogun West in the Senate, specifically named Hon. Abayomi Hunye, a suspended APC member from Tube in Ipokia Local Government Area, and Ambassador Folake Marcus-Bello of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Adeola, in a statement signed by his Media Adviser, Chief Kayode Odunaro, on Tuesday, alleged that Hunye and Marcus-Bello made defamatory statements about him and his family during interviews on Channels Television programmes.

He gave the two individuals 24 hours to publicly present evidence of their allegations on his state of origin or face lawsuits on their false and libelous allegations on national television that was widely circulated on other media platforms.

“I watched in utter disbelief as these characters that I hardly know utter assertive and outrageous lies about my origin without any proof. One falsely claimed on TV that I am from Ekiti and when asked where exactly in Ekiti went moronically blank and could not provide an answer.”

“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.”

“It will be recalled that the rumour of the Senator’s alleged Ekiti State origin was initially used as a propaganda tool to prevent his emergence as Senator representing Ogun West senatorial district but the gimmick failed to prevent the people of the district voting massively for him at the 2023 National Assembly Elections. This resurrection of the falsehood is pursuant of his seemingly unstoppable move to a victorious outing in the 2027 governorship race in Ogun State,” the statement read.