The battle for the soul of the Ogun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) took a fresh turn on Friday as former governorship aspirant, Abayomi Hunye, filed a suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja against Senator Solomon Adeola (Yayi), demanding a judicial review of the senator’s past electoral documents.
Hunye wants the court to compel a review of statutory declarations Adeola made in previous Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) nomination forms, to establish exactly what state of origin the senator declared in earlier election cycles.
The suit marks the latest escalation in the running dispute between Hunye and Adeola over who rightfully holds the APC’s governorship ticket ahead of the 2027 election in Ogun State.
Details of the legal action were made public through a statement issued in Lagos by Hunye’s media adviser, Femi Oyewole, after a press briefing held by the former aspirant’s lawyer, Olamide Victor.
Victor clarified that the suit does not dispute Adeola’s roots as a Yewa indigene, but instead raises concerns about consistency and integrity in documents the senator submitted under oath.
“We are not challenging the indigeneity of Senator Olamilekan Adeola as a Yewa son. What we are bringing before the court is a matter of statutory integrity and constitutional compliance,” Victor said.
He noted that Adeola, who has held elective office for over two decades, needed to clarify what state of origin he declared when he previously contested elections in Lagos.
“He has held public elective offices over two decades. What state of origin did he declare under oath in his previous INEC nomination forms when he contested in Lagos State? Was it Ekiti State? Was it Lagos State? Any deliberate inconsistency in documents submitted under oath carries severe legal implications,” Victor said.
Victor said his team had not made copies of the historical nomination forms available at the briefing, but promised that certified true copies obtained from INEC would be tendered as exhibits when the case goes to trial.
The legal battle follows the APC’s governorship primary held on May 21, 2026, where Adeola was declared winner with 304,055 votes out of 305,287 accredited voters. Hunye was recorded as scoring zero votes in that contest.
Despite the outcome, Hunye has continued to challenge the process, though he insists he is pursuing judicial determination rather than seeking public or media validation as the party’s candidate.
The former aspirant has also raised questions about his alleged suspension from the APC, which the party says took effect on April 7, 2026, following a petition from his ward in Tube, Ipokia Local Government Area. Hunye argues this timeline doesn’t add up.
“If I was genuinely suspended on April 7, why did the party accept my N50m payment on April 28? Why was my application processed, and why was I cleared by the screening committee to contest the primary?” he asked.
Hunye said he had explored the party’s internal dispute mechanisms first, including filing an appeal over the primary’s outcome, before turning to the courts after receiving no response.
The dispute over Adeola’s state of origin adds a new dimension to the crisis within Ogun APC as the party works to unify ahead of the 2027 governorship race.
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