A former Ogun State governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, Abayomi Hunye, has instituted a suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking a judicial review of the electoral documents previously submitted by the party’s 2027 governorship candidate, Senator Solomon Adeola, popularly known as Yayi.

Hunye is asking the court to examine the statutory declarations contained in Adeola’s past nomination documents submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission to determine the state of origin declared by the senator during his previous electoral contests.

The suit is the latest development in the controversy surrounding Adeola’s ancestry and eligibility ahead of the 2027 Ogun State governorship election.

According to Hunye’s legal team, the case is not aimed at challenging Adeola’s claim to being a Yewa indigene, but at establishing whether there were inconsistencies in declarations made in documents submitted under oath during his previous political contests.

Lead counsel to Hunye, Olamide Victor, said the legal challenge centred on what he described as questions of statutory integrity and constitutional compliance.

He specifically questioned the state of origin Adeola declared in earlier INEC nomination forms when he contested elections in Lagos State.

The lawyer said certified true copies of the relevant historical electoral documents obtained from INEC repositories would be tendered as exhibits during the trial.

Hunye, through his media adviser, Femi Oyewole, made the development known in a statement issued in Lagos after a press briefing by his legal team.

The former aspirant also maintained that he was not asking the court to declare him the APC governorship candidate, but wanted the judiciary to determine whether the party’s internal nomination process complied with applicable electoral laws.

“I am not asking the media or the public to declare me the candidate. I am asking the judiciary to look at the process, examine the facts under the Electoral Act, and allow the law to take its proper course,” Hunye said.

The development comes barely days after Adeola threatened legal action against Hunye and a Peoples Democratic Party chieftain, Folake Marcus-Bello, over claims that he is an indigene of Ekiti State.

Adeola had demanded that the two individuals provide evidence to substantiate their claims, describing the allegations as false and libellous.

Hunye also disputed the claim by the Ogun APC State Working Committee that he was suspended from the party on April 7, 2026, following a petition allegedly originating from his ward in Tube, Ipokia Local Government Area.

The latest lawsuit further intensifies the political and legal contest surrounding the APC governorship ticket as preparations gather momentum for the 2027 Ogun State election.