The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State has suggested the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, to cease referring to the Osun State chapter of APC because the aggressor within the lingering political deadlock within the state.
This comes as Osun APC alleged that assaults by hoodlums from the Peoples Democratic Celebration, PDP, throughout the state have claimed the lives of ten folks.
DAILY POST had reported that Governor Makinde was within the state on Sunday to witness the swearing-in of native authorities council chairmen and their deputies by his Osun State counterpart.
Through the occasion, Governor Makinde suggested Osun APC to keep away from a repeat of historical past and never flip the state right into a ‘Wild Wild West’.
He additionally urged the state APC to not resort to self-help however to strategy the courts to settle the matter.
Additionally talking on the occasion, Osun Governor Ademola Adeleke directed the newly sworn-in council officers to not report on the council secretariats to stop bloody clashes.
In an announcement signed by the Osun APC Director of Media and Info, Kola Olabisi, the celebration described Governor Makinde’s recommendation as pointless, arguing that every one accessible developments indicated that the Oyo State Governor was merely attempting to please his fellow governor from the identical celebration.
The assertion learn: “If we could ask, the place was Governor Makinde when his political soulmate within the erstwhile State of the Virtuous used the sanctity of the Osun State Authorities Home to incite members of his celebration to go all out and assault our members and chieftains?
“The place was Governor Makinde when the political hoodlums of his celebration shot and killed the newly reinstated chairman of our celebration in Ikire, Hon. Remi Abass, Irewole Native Authorities Council Space, apparently emboldened by the sooner incitement of Governor Adeleke?
“The place was Governor Makinde when thugs loyal to the PDP killed one individual in Irojo, Ilesa, Osun State, throughout the unlawful and shambolic native authorities council election purportedly held by his brother on Saturday?”
The celebration challenged Governor Makinde to clarify why he remained silent when infamous thugs, allegedly linked to his celebration, practically killed Remi Omowaiye, a chieftain of APC, and Tobi Famurewa in Ilesa a couple of days in the past.
“We need to make it clear to Governor Makinde that he’s not able to lecture the management of the APC on learn how to handle the continued efforts of our duly elected chairmen and councillors to reap the advantages of the Courtroom of Enchantment judgement, Akure Division, delivered on 10 February 2025.
“The place was Governor Makinde when the embattled Governor Adeleke ignored the recommendation of the nation’s chief regulation officer, the Lawyer-Normal of the Federation, to cancel the so-called election—an election he claimed to have reviewed and analysed in mild of the Courtroom of Enchantment judgement, which didn’t warrant any new election in Osun State till the tenure of the reinstated APC council chairmen and councillors had ended?
“Why did Governor Makinde stay silent when his Osun State counterpart hurled insults on the state Commissioner of Police, the State Director of the DSS, and the State Comptroller of the Civil Defence, regardless of their efforts to keep up peace within the state?”
Osun APC additionally accused the governor of defying the recommendation of the Inspector-Normal of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, who had warned towards holding the native authorities polls as a result of an unfavourable safety report, given the general curiosity of the state.
