The Ogun State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Solomon Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, has dismissed reports of a rift between him and Governor Dapo Abiodun, describing claims that he intends to probe some officials of the outgoing administration as false and politically motivated.
Adeola also denied attacking Abiodun’s performance in office, insisting that he holds the governor in high regard for laying what he described as a solid foundation for the economic growth and development of Ogun State over the past seven and a half years.
The senator’s position was contained in a press statement issued on Monday, November 9, 2026, by his Media Adviser, Chief Kayode Odunaro, who accused opposition elements of circulating fabricated reports to create disaffection within the APC ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The statement was issued in response to a social media report titled, “Yayi Fires Fresh Salvos at Dapo Abiodun, Labels Ogun Government ‘Lazy, Clueless’ – Vows to Probe SSG Talabi.”
Describing the publication as entirely false, Adeola’s media office said the report misrepresented comments made by the senator during one of his successful stakeholders’ town hall meetings held in Ijebu-Ode over the weekend.
According to the statement, Adeola has consistently commended Abiodun’s administration at various stops of his stakeholders’ engagements, noting that his proposed nine-pillar ITESIWAJU agenda is designed to consolidate the achievements of the present administration while introducing additional development initiatives.
It further explained that the senator had always presented his project facilitation efforts as complementary to the developmental programmes of the Abiodun administration, stressing that both leaders belong to the same political party and share a common commitment to the APC’s success in the state.
The media office alleged that attempts to create friction between Adeola and Abiodun were not new, claiming that similar efforts had been made before the APC governorship primary but failed.
It maintained that the latest reports were part of what it described as desperate opposition tactics to sow discord within the ruling party at a time when its candidates were preparing for the 2027 elections.
“The repeated devilish attempts to create discord between Senator Adeola and the governor and, by extension, the APC, started before the primaries and failed woefully,” the statement said.
It added that Adeola remained committed to promoting the achievements of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda and Abiodun’s ISEYA development agenda, upon which he intends to build his ITESIWAJU programme.
The senator also pledged to continue facilitating projects across Ogun State to complement those already delivered or being executed by the Abiodun administration until May 29, 2027.
He further reaffirmed his commitment to campaigning for all APC candidates in the forthcoming elections, insisting that attempts by what his media office described as purveyors of fake news to undermine his political ambition would not succeed.
Adeola is seeking to succeed Abiodun as Ogun State governor in 2027 under the platform of the APC.
