The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has alleged that the commotion that broke out at the Osogbo Prayer ground that forced Governor Ademola Adeleke to boyvott the prayer ground was as a result of an assult on one of the officers of the Department Of State Services, by the governor’s sister.
The APC in a statement said the mayhem was caused by the invasion of the Muslim Praying Ground at Okebale, Osogbo by Governor Adeleke “and his retinue of political thugs who are loyal to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with some soldiers and policemen.”
According to the state chairman of the APC, Sooko Tajudeen Lawal, in a statement issued by the party’s Director of Media and Information, Chief Kola Olabisi,said the whole scenario which culminated into a rancorous scene was orchestrated by Governor Adeleke and those he described as his political hoodlums.
he APC chairman said:
“It was gathered that without prior notification by the advanced party and protocol unit of the Governor’s Office, Governor Adeleke’s handlers badged into the Muslim Praying Ground and ordered a respected leader of Osogbo, Alhaji Tunde Badmus, the Asiwaju of Osogboland and Senator Ajibola Bashiru, whom Adeleke to vacate where they were already seated and that it was the choice of the space for the governor.
“It was an attempt to forcefully remove Alhaji Badmus and Senator Bashiru from their seats at the praying ground and subsequent executive order by Governor Adeleke who hails from Ede, to the police to effect the arrest of the two prominent sons of Osogbo that degenerated into the confusion which engulfed the scene.
“It was also gathered that the governor who left the scene before the beginning of the Eid-Eil-Kabir prayers session issued an order to close the gate of the entrance of the praying ground in order to effect the arrest of Alhaji Badmus and Bashiru.
“The indigenes of Osogbo who saw no reason for the arrest resisted the development which resulted in the ensuing rancorous scene.
“It was also gathered that Governor Adeleke did not even alight from his official vehicle throughout the duration of the crisis which makes nonsense of those who are reporting an assassination attempt on the governor.”
Lawal stated that his understanding of protocol is that if a governor is to visit a place of which a praying ground is included, it’s the duty of the advance party of the governor and his protocol unit to make a solid preparation with reference to the security of sitting arrangement.
How Slapping Of DSS Operative By Governor’s Sister Caused Mayhem
The APC chairman observed that there was no reason why such lapses of the government protocols would not be experienced since the statutory security agents, the DSS, who were with Governor Adeleke before have not been brought back after there was an allegation that one of them was slapped by a female member of the governor’s family.
“The way and manner that the conventional policemen attached to the governor who are performing the statutory role of the DSS officers dress, has exposed them as heavily deficient in their strange assignment.
“We, in the APC, won’t tolerate the needless heating up of the polity and disturbance of public peace by someone who is supposed to be the state security officer of the state”, Lawal stated.
