…..rules Out Possible Reconciliation with Yayi
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for Ogun Central Senatorial District in the 2027 general election, Professor Iyabo Obasanjo, has denied allegations that she received money or any financial inducement from the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2027 polls, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as Yayi,
Obasanjo also ruled out any possibility of political reconciliation or future alignment with Yayi, and also questioned the source of his wealth.
She spoke during a live appearance on the Yoruba radio programme: “Oju Abe,” on Splash FM 106.7, Abeokuta, Ogun State.
She said the breakdown in their political relationship was rooted in what she described as a lack of trust and integrity. “I don’t trust Yayi again and I can’t interact with him again,” she said.
The former APC governorship aspirant also rejected claims that she demanded or accepted money from the representative of Ogun West Senatorial District. She said: “I never asked for money from him. “I had resigned from the race.” PDP, his team started calling me to offer me monetary gifts.” Obasanjo insisted that her reputation could not be compromised, saying the senator’s recent conduct had left her deeply upset.
Obasanjo’s comments come amid a sustained war of words between the two politicians over the APC’s internal consensus arrangement for the 2027 Ogun State governorship race.
Senator Yayi had alleged that Obasanjo left the APC for the PDP after he refused to refund her campaign expenses, claiming she demanded millions of naira and US dollars following his emergence as the party’s consensus governorship candidate.
However, Obasanjo has consistently denied the allegation, describing it as blackmail intended to damage her reputation, while insisting that her decision to leave the APC was driven by a loss of trust and disagreements over how the party’s consensus process was handled. She has since returned to the PDP, where she emerged as the party’s candidate for the Ogun Central Senatorial District ahead of the 2027 general election.