Babajide Akeredolu, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s son, has challenged the Ondo State Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi to prove in a honourable court the N439 million fraud allegation against him.
The Deputy Governor, would represent Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) as the Governorship candidate in the coming election in the State in October.
During his campaign on September 19, 2020 at Ore in Odigbo Local Government Area of the State, he was reported to have accused Babajide of involvement in a N439 million consultancy fraud.
However, reacting to the statementme available to Grassroots.ng, the son of the Ondo Governor denied the claim and vowed to drag the Deputy Governor to court.
“My attention has been drawn to the spurious allegations made against me by Hon. Agboola
“This deliberate, malicious and mendacious statement has been making the rounds online and on social media platforms.
“The unsubstantiated claim and accusation, designed to mislead the general public and calculated to malign my person for clear political gain, is not only wicked, treacherous and false but clearly most defamatory…
“In light of the above, I have instructed my Lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), of the Falana Chambers, to institute legal action against Hon. Agboola Ajayi to claim full damages for the harm the false and malicious statement he made has done to my reputation. He must prove this allegation in the court of law.
“If there is any modicum of honesty in the ZLP candidate, I expect that he shows clear willingness to do the honourable thing by stripping himself of his immunity and accepts a court process to prove his claims in court of Law,” the statement read in part.