
Following spate of communal clashes and disaster over chieftaincy issues in Osun State, the Nationwide Secretary of All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ajibola Basiru mentioned Governor Ademola Adeleke has misplaced grip on safety of the State.
The Nation studies that communities like Ifon and Ilobu; Ido-Osun and Halleluyah; Ede and Ebedi; Esa-Oke and Ido-Ajegunle; Iragbiji; Igbajo and Iree amongst others have been ensnared in land tussles or Chieftaincy issues resulting in lack of lives and properties within the final one 12 months.
Rising from a latest communal conflict the place seven policemen have been shot and 4 individuals killed, Basiru in a chat with reporters in Osogbo, berated Adeleke’s authorities for shedding grip over the safety scenario within the State.
He mentioned: “The Governor is just giving false hope to residents of the state he’s in management however he’s not. It’s evident that he’s not with a sequence of communal clashes characterised by killing, maiming, arson, and lack of properties amongst others.
“Sadly, Adeleke is majorly the precipitator of those clashes and wrangling as a result of he permitted controversial chieftaincy issues to trigger points in peaceable domains.”
“Safety of life and property ought to be paramount to any accountable authorities however Adeleke has failed that, he additionally failed in different areas.
“I can guarantee you that APC will finish all these shenanigans of Adeleke’s reign in 2026 and Osun State would be the most peaceable state in Nigeria once more like the times of progressives.”
However Commissioner for Info, Kolapo Alimi berated Basiru, noting that Adeleke is in cost..
He mentioned: “It’s fairly unlucky that Basiru is taking part in politics with this matter. Adeleke visited all these locations and likewise set panel of enquiries to resolve the matter. The accusations are ineffective, fallacious and laughable. Adeleke will not be the reason for all of the disaster.”