Governor Ademola Adeleke has fingered former Governor Gboyega Oyetola and candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the forthcoming governorship election, Bola Oyebamiji as brains behind the call for a state of emergency in Osun State.
InsightMedia has reported that two civil society groups, Initiative for Local Government Development and Centre for Justice and Community Advocacy on Friday called on President Bola Tinubu to consider a state of emergency in Osun State following prolonged crisis over local government administration.
The groups accused Osun State Government under Governor Adeleke of misleading the public and disobeying court orders over the council.
In a statement issued by his Spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed on Saturday in Osogbo, the Governor branded the call as a continuation of the failed plot by the Osun APC leadership to seize power through the backdoor after their consistent failure to win the support of Osun people.
“We reiterate well known facts in public domain that the APC is the main source of disturbance in the state, paralysing local government, mismanaging LG fund, and illegally deploying police, making Mr Oyetola and his cohorts the most hated entities in Osun political space.
“The APC seized local government funds, mismanaged the same, and forcefully occupied the councils, all in a bid to provoke violence and conflict. This is a deliberate strategy to create chaos and blame it on the Adeleke-led administration.
Governor Adeleke said he has succeeded in maintaining peace despite what he described as open confrontation and illegality being perpetrated by some APC members.
Adelek said, “how can the APC turn around to accuse Governor Adeleke of creating a crisis in Osun when the whole world knows that it was Mr Oyetola and his cohorts that masterminded the current instability at Osun local government level?
“How can any sane person blame Governor Adeleke when it was the APC illegal chairmen who had criminally hijacked the local government and who had refused to quit office after the expiration of their self-awarded tenure?
“How can Governor Adeleke be responsible for the impunity of seeking tenure elongation by these illegal chairmen while staying on illegally across the councils?
“We warn agents of violence and conflict that Osun has gone past the era of brute force. No individual or group of individuals will be allowed to further disturb the peace of Osun State. Anybody found creating public mayhem will face the full wrath of the law.
“I have directed the Commissioner of Police to watch, monitor, and stop the plot to plunge Osun into an open conflict. I call on the Inspector General of Police to take note of the current trend and deploy his men to action.
“I again call on Mr President to call Mr Oyetola to order. The action of the minister is splashing mud on the names of the Presidency. Mr Oyetola and his team should allow Osun to breathe.
“Those seeking power should face the electorates; voters will decide. Political power is secured through the people, no backdoor access will work. Osun people will not bow or surrender to impunity and an unconstitutional agenda.”
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