There is tension in Osun state as Governor Ademola Adeleke and Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola are locked in a war over the status of the local government chairmen in the state.......CONTINUE READING THE ARTICLE FROM THE SOURCE>>>>>
Adeleke is accusing Oyetola of relying on President Bola Tinubu to cause mayhem by planning to enforce the judgment of the Court of Appeal and return the reinstated chairmen and councillors to their offices today (Monday).
Adeleke also accused Oyetola of conniving with the Police, Director of State Security (DSS), and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), to lead the reinstated chairmen and councillors to the local governments, warning that the reaction may be violent and destructive.
He posited that the fact that Mr Oyetola is a nephew of Mr. President does not confer any such authority on him, saying” “We will not allow any takeover of the local government except through a judicial pronouncement or a democratic process.”
Adeleke, who spoke at a media briefing, Sunday, explained that he had no hand in the sack of the chairmen and councillors because they had been sacked by the court before he was sworn in, insisting that they were not sacked by his executive order.
“I invite you all to expose a fascist anti-democratic agenda designed to enforce a non-existing court judgment on our local governments. This evil plot is being spearheaded by the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr Gboyega Oyetola in active collaboration with the Osun state Commissioner of Police, the Osun state Director of DSS and the State Commandant of the Civil Defence Corps.
“I know Mr. President to be a true democrat, a lover of rule of law, and a believer in the sanctity of the judicial process. I know, as a matter of fact, that Mr. President will never authorise a dictatorial violation of the constitution irrespective of who is involved. It is crucial to add that Mr. President will never support any action that is capable of generating bloodbath and bloodshed.
“I, however, regret to inform Mr. President and the public that Mr Gboyega Oyetola has concluded an arrangement to cause mayhem in Osun state.
“The bone of contention is the brazen effrontery to return to office council chairmen sacked by a subsisting court judgment using a different court decision, which has no consequential order,” Adeleke said.
He appealed to the president to instruct the Inspector General of Police, the Director General of DSS, the Commandant General of the Civil Defense Corps not to obey an “illegal order from his nephew, Mr Gboyega Oyetola. The Osun State security chiefs should also be called to order.”
In a swift reaction, the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, told Adeleke to respect the rule of law rather than resorting to blackmail.
A statement by his media office, made available to journalists on Sunday, maintained that the track record of the minister does not portend him as a violence person.
He said, “For the four years he governed Osun, he gave a good account of himself as a man of peace, a respecter of rule of law and one not given to violence. If he is given to violence, he would certainly have fought back violently in 2022 when was brazenly rigged out.
“Again, in 2022, when Governor Ademola Adeleke employed extra-judicial means to sack democratically elected council officials, Oyetola as the leader of party, never preached violence. Instead, he led the party members to court.
“Thankfully, his party won at the Appeal Court last week. And as peace-loving leader, he appealed to security agencies to enforce the judgement of the court. How can such a man be accused of a destabilisation plot. I think anyone accusing Oyetola of violence needs to have his/her head properly examined.”
