Ondo Lawyer Ajisafe Denies Receiving Govt Briefs, Faults Aiyedatiwa

A legal practitioner and public affairs commentator, Oloroogun Sola Ajisafe, has challenged Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa and the state’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Dr. Kayode Ajulo (SAN), to publicly produce evidence of any financial transaction, contract, consultancy, or legal brief allegedly awarded to him by the Ondo State Government.

Ajisafe, in a statement issued on Sunday, dismissed as false allegations that he had benefited from legal briefs from the Ministry of Justice, insisting that he had never received any form of engagement or payment from the Ondo State Government under the current administration or any previous government.

Read the full statement below;

REBUTTAL OF MALICIOUS ALLEGATIONS BY THE GOVERNOR OF ONDO STATE AND MR. KAYODE AJULO, SAN*

My attention has been drawn to statements repeatedly made by His Excellency, the Governor of Ondo State, Mr. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, at various meetings in official quarters both in Abuja and Ondo State, and to several individuals who approached him in a bid to reconcile perceived differences between us.

In those meetings, the Governor stated, and attributed to Mr. Kayode Ajulo, SAN, the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice of Ondo State, that he did not expect me to be engaging in public advocacy and criticism of his government because, according to him, _”the Attorney General has been giving me briefs from the Ministry.”_

For the avoidance of doubt and for the records, I categorically state as follows:

1. *I have NEVER received any brief, contract, consultancy, or financial engagement* from the Office of the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Ondo State, under the administration of Mr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, or under Mr. Kayode Ajulo, SAN, or any administration before them.
2. *I have NEVER had any contract or financial relationship* with *ANY* Government of Ondo State.
3. Even during the tenures of my respected colleagues and friends: Dr. Remi Olatubora, SAN; Mr. Kola Olawoye, SAN; and Mr. Charles Titiloye, SAN, who all served as Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Ondo State, *I never received any brief, consultancy, or payment* from the Ministry. This is despite the personal and professional relationship I share with them.

The statements credited to the Governor and attributed to the Attorney General are therefore *a complete falsehood* calculated to malign my person, impugn my integrity, and discredit my advocacy.

It is a statement of fact that myself and the Governor shared a relationship as followers and supporters of the Late Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN since 2012. This relationship remained throughout his period as Deputy Governor. We parted ways during his tenure as Acting Governor and his quest to succeed Akeredolu. It is on record that I was at the forefront of the struggle against his ambition, which is a legitimate right guaranteed to me under the laws of Nigeria.

Myself and Mr. Kayode Ajulo, SAN have been involved in intellectual disagreement since his presence in the Mimiko government. We have maintained a cat-and-mouse relationship based on shared historical matters which we have always discussed. We have never had any professional, or official relationship.

Let it also be placed on record that, from the period stated above to date, I have had 32 radio appearances, 11 television appearances, and published about 63 opinions about the Governor, the Office of the Attorney General, and the Government of Ondo State in various media. I understand this may annoy or lead to resentment by the Governor and his Attorney General. But to descend to the level of blackmail and lies is unacceptable and intolerable.

I was involved in over three years of advocacy during the period of ” Gbasibe”, I did not “Gba” anything. I was here and participated in the first term of Aketi, I maintained a clean slate. I opposed Aketi when he perpetrated/supported an illegality in the politics of my federal Constituency. I was in the forefront of the agitation to the Court of Appeal and it’s eventual political resolution. I never soiled my hands. How can I at this juncture engage in a nefarious and disgraceful conduct of subterfuge? Ka ma ri ni Paul wi.

Let it be placed on record:
*My advocacy is not a chattel to be purchased. My conscience is not for sale.*

I have remained within my means. I do not ask for too much and I do not seek for too much.
I have no personal political ambition that requires me to be anybody’s lackey. I have no challenge that makes me a _boi-boi_ to anyone, living or dead. Not now, not in the hereafter.

I hereby *CHALLENGE* His Excellency, the Governor of Ondo State, and Mr. Kayode Ajulo, SAN, to publish for the people of Ondo State and Nigerians:
– The name and details of the alleged brief/case
– The parties involved
– The subject matter
– The amount paid or involved

If it is a contract, let the details of the contract and the amount involved be published.

This campaign of blackmail has been ongoing for some time. I restrained myself out of respect for those who brought the information to me in confidence. However, it has come to a situation where it is taking a life of *its* own.

While I do not expect them to stop, as I look forward to more insidious and vile attacks as the days *go by*, I warn that no amount of lies and blackmail will take me away from a life that I have built for decades of consistent, ideological, and responsible agitation.

*Truth may walk slowly, but it always arrives. The people and the courts will judge.*

Oloroogun Sola Ajisafe, Esq.
Sunday, July 22, 2026