People’s Democratic Party Governors Forum have declared their support for their colleague in Osun State, Gov Ademola Adeleke, this came after crisis erupt at the State about the take over of Local Government
The governors forum noted with concern the recent incident in the political circle of the state which ked to loss of lives and the destruction of of property
This was contained in a statement signed by Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, who is the Chairman of the forum, on Thursday in Abuja.
He said, “The forum of PDP condemns in its entirety the resort to self-help by political players whose conduct ought to have been guided by the provisions of extant laws in a democratic society.
“The Forum further notes with deep worry the resort to violence as a means of settling political and legal disputes and warns all those fanning the embers of discord to desist forthwith.
“We commends the Governor of Osun State for the timely warning in the form of statements he issued before these political actors resorted to violence. His action is a mark of exemplary leadership.
“Thus, we appeals to His Excellency President Bola Tinubu, the Director General of DSS, the Inspector General of Police and the heads of other law enforcement agencies to move quickly and direct all law enforcement agencies to, without further delay, contain the situation in Osun State, restore law and order and guarantee the preservation of lives and property before it spirals out of control.
“The forum also notes that political leadership should be about patriotic sacrifice and service to the people and not about bloodbaths and violent criminal conduct and thus charges all the stakeholders in Osun State to abide by the law.
“In this regard, we further avers that with regard to the protection of lives and property, there are no partisan divides or ideological divisions.
“Every political leader should be serving the people and working towards their safety, protection, and welfare.
“ We are demanding for a full and total return of normalcy in Osun State, the restoration of law and order, and the quick identification and decisive trial of all those charged with violent disruption of the peace in Osun State.”
