- Safiu Kehinde
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has raised alarm over alleged plot to disrupt the forthcoming local government election in the state.
The governor alleged that there is a sinister plot by elements within the opposition parties to launch vicious attacks on local governments secretariats across the state including orchestrated onslaught on leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and top government officials.
This was diclosed in a statement issued on Thursday by the spokesperson to the governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, at Osogbo.
Adeleke, according to the Rasheed, noted that the evil agenda is designed to disrupt the forthcoming local government elections and create an atmosphere of chaos to push for the declaration of a state of emergency.
As quoted by his spokesperson, the governor warned that “anybody apprehended over the plot will face the full wrath of the law”.
“I have issued stern directives to the security agencies to secure the state and apprehend any trouble maker.
“There is no legal basis for any plot to take over the local government system in Osun state. Elections to fill the offices of chairmen and councilors are scheduled for February 22nd.
“Anybody who tests our resolve to sustain law and order in Osun state will have himself to blame.
“As the Chief Security Officer for the state, I am determined to deploy all available machinery of the state to maintain peace and punish trouble makers.” Adeleke was quoted to have said.
The Governor who described Osun as one of the most peaceful states in the federation decried the reprehensible desperation among the opposition politicians.
He pointed accused fingers to the All Progressive Congress (APC) that the opposition party for peddling alleged fake court rulings, deliberate fabrication of fake news and condemnable building of false narratives instead of facing the electorate on February 22nd.
Adeleke, however, reiterated that there is a subsisting court judgement secured by the APP which nullified the kangaroo local government election held in 2022, declaring that the judgement remains valid in law and reality.
The statement affirmed that the judgement of a Court of Appeal in Akure was about the filing of court processes by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) which has nothing to do with the subsisting judgement that sacked the illegally elected council chairmen and councilors of the APC.
The governor, however, allayed fear and concern amongst Osun residents as he assured them that the government is on top.of the situation.
“I also call on citizens and residents of the state to go about their normal activities without fear or intimidation. The government is on top of the situation. We are resolved to keep the state and the streets safe from anti-democratic elements”, Adeleke said.