A fresh war of words has erupted between Senator Solomon Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, and former Ogun Central senator Iyabo Obasanjo over claims that she demanded reimbursement for money allegedly spent during her governorship campaign.
Speaking during a meeting with the Council of Iyalajes and Babaalajes from Remoland at his constituency office in Ilaro on Saturday, Adeola, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for the 2027 election, said he had reached out to Obasanjo as part of his consultations after emerging as the party’s flagbearer.
The senator, who represents Ogun West, alleged that the former lawmaker made demands he considered inappropriate, including asking him to refund the money she spent while pursuing the APC governorship ticket before stepping down.
“She (referring to Iyabo Obasanjo) 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.
“You are asking me to refund you what you have expended on this electioneering campaign. First and foremost, I find it insulting.
“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.”
Obasanjo, who joined the APC in February 2026 and later suspended her governorship ambition after the party endorsed Adeola as its consensus candidate, resigned from the party in June, citing disrespect from its leadership and an alleged breach of agreements by the senator. She has since joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), where she secured the Ogun Central senatorial ticket.
Responding during an interview on AIT on Monday, Obasanjo dismissed Adeola’s allegations, insisting she voluntarily withdrew from the governorship race immediately after he was adopted by the APC.
She said she congratulated Adeola on his emergence and argued that if financial gain had been her objective, she would have remained in the contest until the primary election concluded.
According to her, it was Adeola who reached out and requested a meeting with her and her supporters.
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“The next morning, he called me and said he wanted to come and see me and my followers. I told my followers,” she said.
“I told my followers. They said when he comes, they are going to ask for specific things. I said I’m not asking because I don’t need anything from him.
“He requested to meet me and my people. If I was going to ask him for money, I would be the one to request to meet him.
“When he came, my people made three demands. They said they wanted the senate for me. I told them I don’t want the senate.
“Second, they asked for the money I had spent on the campaign. Third, they wanted formal recognition if they would join his campaign.”
Obasanjo further claimed that Adeola personally asked her how much she wanted, to which she replied that he should give “whatever the senator can afford.”
She added that Adeola promised to respond within a week after the meeting but failed to do so.
According to the former senator, more than six weeks have passed without any feedback, adding that those who later contacted the senator on her behalf were told he was too busy.