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The House of Representatives has decided to form an ad hoc committee to conduct an investigation into the security situation in Osun State.

Following consideration of a motion by Hon. Bamidele Salam urging immediate action to prevent recurrent crises in the state, the House passed its resolution.

Additionally, the House is requesting that the security services guarantee the restoration of tranquility in the state.

The House’s resolution comes after at least six persons were killed Monday in a crisis that was sparked by a controversial Court of Appeal decision that purportedly reinstated local government chairmen and council members chosen by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State.

One of the reinstated council chairmen, Remi Abbas, and others were killed as a result of resistance to the ousted APC chairmen and council members’ attempt to seize control of the local governments in regions such as Oshogbo, the state capital, and Ikire and Irewole local government areas.

The opposition APC and the ruling PDP are dividing blame for the situation, with both sides accusing the other of inciting unrest.

On Monday, Osun State Commissioner for Information Kolapo Alimi and APC National Secretary Senator Ajibola Basiru appeared as guests on Channels Television’s Politics Today.

Alimi denied the request when Senator Basiru called the federal government to impose a state of emergency in the state, accusing the APC of purposefully stirring up problems to destabilise the state.

Senator Basiru responded, “I will suggest that perhaps it will be necessary for the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency,” when asked what the best course of action was to address the current political crisis in Osun State. It has reached the point when unruly PDP thugs attack innocent people traveling from fields.

Alimi said in response to the call for a state of emergency said, “I call on our amiable president to reject the call of Honourable Bashiru and his cohorts. That is exactly what they are targeting, they deliberately caused mayhem in this state.

“We are going to publish the names of our members that have been killed. There is no court of appeal that restored them, we urge them to toe the line of peace.”

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