- ‘Asking Me To Refund Your Campaign Expenses Is Insulting’ – Yayi Blasts Iyabo Obasanjo
- APC candidate claimed personal interests motivated her party exit.
- Obasanjo had not responded to the allegations at publication.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Ogun State for the 2027 election, Solomon Adeola, has alleged that former party governorship aspirant, Iyabo Obasanjo, left the ruling party after he declined her request to refund expenses she allegedly incurred during her governorship campaign.
Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, made the allegation in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media, Kayode Odunaro.
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EKO HOT BLOG reports that the senator, who represents Ogun West and chairs the Senate Committee on Appropriations, made the remarks while addressing members of the Council of Iyalajes and Babaalajes (market leaders) in Remoland at his senatorial office in Ilaro, Yewa South Local Government Area.
According to Adeola, Obasanjo’s alleged request was unreasonable and suggested that her political ambitions were driven by personal interests rather than a genuine desire to serve the people of Ogun State.
He said her decision to return to the governorship race after about 15 years away from active politics was motivated by personal gain.
“Their intention is driven by personal interest and not the interest of Ogun State. Their intention is clear. They don’t mean well for our dear state. They are bitter. They are looking for the state purse.
“One of them said I offended her. She said I reneged on promises. She said she joined the governorship race and failed, and wanted me to refund her expenses, that I should refund her dollars and naira. Did I ask her to join the governorship race?” Adeola said.
The APC governorship candidate disclosed that he had visited Obasanjo as part of his consultations and reconciliation efforts within the party because he initially believed she genuinely wanted to contribute to the state’s development.
However, he said he later concluded that her interest was based on personal benefit.
“Asking me to refund you or pay back what you have expended on this electioneering campaign is insulting to me. Now you have left the party. You left the party not because the party wronged you. You left the party because you were offered money.
“You are not a party person. You just want to cash in, and you are being paid. You don’t mean well for Ogun State. They are there in their numbers looking for the purse of Ogun State,” he alleged.
Adeola further claimed that after failing to obtain what she wanted from him and the APC, Obasanjo aligned herself with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Ladi Adebutu, in pursuit of similar personal interests.
The lawmaker said he would provide additional details at the appropriate time, adding that recent developments had, in his view, exposed what he described as Obasanjo’s political dishonesty.
Neither Iyabo Obasanjo nor the Peoples Democratic Party had publicly responded to the allegations at the time of filing this report.
