Son of the Governor of Ondo State, Babajide Akeredolu, has threatened to sue the Deputy Governor of the state, Mr Agboola Ajayi, for dragging his name into the alleged N4.3bn kept in a secret account by the previous administration.
Ajayi allegedly said that Babajide received a commission of N433m from a N4.3bn found in the secret account.
The deputy governor, who is the candidate of the Zenith Labour Party, was said to have made the statement during his campaign rally last Saturday, in Ore, Odigbo Local Government Area of the state.
But Babajide on his twitter handle said, “My attention has been drawn to the spurious allegations made against me by Hon. Agboola Ajayi, the governorship candidate of the Zenith Labour Party, during his campaign rally on the 19th of September, 2020 at Ore in Odigbo Local Government Area.”
The Ondo governor’s son said such unsubstantiated claim by the deputy governor was aimed at maligning him for political gain.
“I have instructed my lawyers 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,” he tweeted.
Babajide added that he would wait till the deputy governor’s immunity expires before dragging him to court.