Osun Crisis: Adeleke, APC Trade Words As Calls For State Of Emergency Intensify
The political landscape in Osun State seems to be brimming with crisis following the recent calls for state of emergency to be declared amid recent political turmoil bedeviling the State.
The opposition All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State through its National Secretary of the APC, Senator Ajibola Basiru had yesterday urged the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency in the state after some people were reportedly killed in the ongoing council control tussle.
Senator Bashiru, who was asked to suggest the solution to the current political crisis in Osun State, said, “I will suggest that perhaps it will be necessary for the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency.
Meanwhile, the state government has rejected the call for a state of emergency by the APC, which it accused of targeting to achieve their demand by deliberately causing mayhem in the state.
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It has been reported that at least two people died in Osun State on Monday as some reinstated Local Government chairmen and councillors across the state’s 30 local government councils resumed office at their respectful local government headquarters, claiming to be enforcing a court ruling.
The attempted takeover sparked resistance in places like Oshogbo, the state capital, Ikire and Irewole local government areas of the state, leading to the death of one of the reinstated council chairmen, Remi Abbas.
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has ordered the deployment of additional tactical squads to the State to bolster security and restore law and order.
