Tensions flared in Ogun State politics on Sunday as All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Senator Solomon Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, and former APC aspirant, Senator Iyabo Obasanjo, traded accusations over alleged demands for campaign refunds.
Adeola, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, claimed Obasanjo left the APC for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after he refused to reimburse her campaign expenses.
He described the request as “insulting,” alleging that her political ambitions were driven by personal gain rather than service to Ogun State.
Speaking to market leaders in Remoland, Adeola said Obasanjo’s entry into the 2027 governorship race was “an investment she intended to recover,” insisting that defectors to the PDP after May 10, 2026, were legally unqualified to contest.
Obasanjo, now the PDP’s Ogun Central senatorial candidate, fired back, branding Adeola “a liar” who lacked integrity.
She revealed that her team had asked him for three things: a Senate seat, a
