Osun crisis: Adeleke govt fumes as APC opts for state of emergency

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The federal government has been urged to declare a state of emergency in Osun State by the opposition All Progressives Congress, APC.

According to reports, some persons were killed on Monday, adding a new dimension to the political instability in the state.

The state government, meantime, has denied the APC’s demand for a state of emergency, accusing the party of intentionally sowing chaos in the state in order to fulfill its demands.

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.

When asked to offer a solution to Osun State’s current political predicament, Senator Bashiru responded, “I will suggest that perhaps it will be necessary for the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency.

“It has gotten to that stage where hapless people coming from farms are attacked by uncontrollable PDP thugs.”

This, Alimi vehemently rejected saying, “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.”

As some reinstated local government chairmen and council members from Osun State’s 30 local government councils returned to their own local government headquarters on Monday, claiming to be enforcing a court order, at least two people are said to have perished in the state.

One of the reinstated council chairmen, Remi Abbas, died as a result of the opposition to the attempted takeover in regions such as Oshogbo, the state capital, and the local government districts of Ikire and Irewole.

To strengthen security and reestablish peace and order, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, the Inspector-General of Police, has directed the deployment of more tactical units to the State.

The incidents that disturbed the state’s peace and safety were strongly denounced by the police, who promised to bring  the perpetrators to justice.

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