The Accord National and State Assembly Caucus, consisting of six members of the National Assembly and 25 members of the State Assembly, has accused the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Oyebamiji of plotting to unleash large scale violence on the people of the state.
The lawmakers made this claim on Friday at a press briefing in Osogbo.
Addressing the press men, Speaker of the House of Assembly, Adewale Egbedun said the plan of the opposition APC is to increase the spate of crisis already witnessed in the state.
Egbedun said the master plan is to ensure the state is not governable, leading to declaration of state of emergency in the state.
The lawmaker said, “We have received credible intelligence indicating that the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming governorship election in Osun State, Mr Bola Oyebamiji and leaders of the party in Osun have concluded plans to orchestrate large scale violence across the state as we move closer to the state Governorship election.
“The plan of the APC in Osun is to increase the current tempo of violent attacks on innocent members of the public and in particular members and supporters of Accord across the state in the next few weeks.
“The candidate and leaders of the party, having realised their electoral hopelessness and imminent woeful loss have hatched plots to unleash violence and mayhem in a scale that is unprecedented in Osun state. This includes plans to disrupt rallies, peaceful procession and campaign programmes of our Party.
“Very credible intelligence available to us suggests that this sinister plot includes targeted attacks at persons identified with the Accord, further destruction of billboards, vehicles and other property of prominent Accord leaders and political office holders in Osun State.
“The sinister plan which includes possible high-profile assassination will in their estimation prepare the ground for a declaration of state of emergency ahead of the conduct of the State Governorship election, already scheduled for the 15th of August.
The objective, according to the information at our disposal, is to create a state of chaos and insecurity that could be used as a pretext to pressure the Federal Government into declaring a state of emergency in Osun State and subsequently appointment of their stooge as Administrator ahead of the governorship election.”
Speaking further, the speaker, who was flanked by some legislators including Deputy Minority Leader of the Senate, Lere Oyewumi; House of Representatives member, Bamidele Salam, among other, said the recent crisis that claimed lives and caused apprehensions in the state.
“Only a few weeks ago, Mr Kolade Eluyera, an Accord member in Irewole Local Government Area, was brutally murdered.
Similarly, on June 3, 2026, the Chairman of Accord in Osogbo Local Government, Hon Asimiyu Ajibola, was shot multiple times by armed assailants and remains hospitalized while battling for his life.
“The only crime of those who were most recently shot by the APC thugs in Ile-Ife, Owode-Ede and Osogbo was that they wore branded caps of the Accord.”
The lawmakers called for immediate redeployment of the Osun State Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Gotan, over his non cooperation with the government.
The lawmakers said, “We wish to put it on record that since his assumption of office on the 11th of May, 2025, the state Commissioner of Police has not deemed it fit to attend the state Security Council meeting more than twice! On all other occasions, he either sent some retired personnel or persons junior to other service commanders to represent him.
“The Police Commissioner, from all indications, has become an accomplice to the plans to turn our state upside down and hand our democratic institutions to hijackers and state captors. This is clearly unexpected, unacceptable, and very unfortunate.
“On the account of the foregoing, we hereby call on the Inspector General of Police, Mr Olatunji Disu to immediately redeploy the Osun State Commissioner of Police, Mr Ibrahim Gothan who has shown himself partisan, highly compromised and incapable of providing effective security support for the people of Osun State.
The Accord members called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to “issue a clear directive to security agencies in Osun state to maintain neutrality, professionalism and zero tolerance for all forms of violence before, during and after the August 15th Governorship Election.”
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