Why Senator “Yayi” Changed His Name From Sule Ogunleye To Solomon Adeola

The reason Lagos Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola dropped his former names Sulaimon “Sule” Ogunleye is out.

It was for religious reasons his handlers claim.

According to a post dropped by Kayode Odunaro, the gubernatorial aspirant’s media person

“Senator Adeola was born a muslim and his father’s name was Abdugafar Ayinde Adeola Ogunleye. His name at birth which appeared in his documents is Sulaiman Ogunleye which was what he used even as a staff of Guardian Newspapers where he worked meritoriously for about 12 years. As an adult Senator Adeola took a decision and converted to Christainity as his religion. This act of faith necessitated his change of name to reflect his new faith and he thus change his names to Solomon Olamilekan Adeola picking Adeola from his family name over ‘Ogunleye’ which reflect a certain level of traditional religion..

” …the change of name followed due process and was published in at least two national dailies as part of the process. Since then he has presented the change of name alongside his official documents for all the clearance he got to contest elections four consecutive times to such government agencies as INEC, DSS etc.”

The post claims the Senator is on the verge of another name change.

He is said to be working on adding his alias “Yayi” to his official names.

And while at it, the allegations of a “nasty” exit from Guardian Newspaper was addressed.

The post by Odunaro asserts “From all available records, Senator Adeola served without blemish and resigned to join another firm of auditors. And if such records are available, it would have counted against him in screening for all the political offices he has held so far”.

The post did not dwell on the allegations the gubernatorial aspirant is not from Ogun state but labeled the talks “conjured” in “passing”.

The report attributes all the allegations against Yayi to fear over his growing popularity by opponents.