.Go to Supreme Court not Akande, Osun APC tells Gov
Tunde Adeleke, Osogbo
The Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, and a chieftain of the All Progressive Congress, Chief Bisi Akande have held a closed-door meeting on the recent crisis that rocks the state over control of local government areas in the state.
A statement made available to newsmen in Osogbo, Osun State by the spokesperson to the Governor, Olawale Rasheed disclosed that Adeleke visited the Akande at his Ibadan residence to kickstart the briefing program.
Daily Champion gathered that the Governor who was accompanied by top state officials also discussed pressing state and national issues with the former chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
On the local government issue, the Governor narrated the position of the state government over recent legal controversies and restated his commitment to the rule of law for the resolution of the issues.
According to the Governor, there is a need for all stakeholders to avoid resorting to self-help to avoid further loss of lives and properties, repeating his earlier calls on parties to return to court for ventilation of their viewpoints.
The Governor further conveys the support of the Osun state government for the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, informing the elder statesman that the state government enjoys a warm partnership with the Federal Government across all sectors.
“Our father, we are here to pay homage to you as my predecessor and as an elder statesman. I am also going around to brief our leaders on recent developments in our dear state.
“Your relationship with the Adeleke’s family dated back to my late Dad. I choose to start the consultation with this visit”, the Governor noted.
Responding, Chief Akande commended the Governor for the visit, describing the development as a welcome one despite differences in political affiliations.
Chief Akande said he had listened to the presentations from the delegations even as he urged the continued upholding of peace and the rule of law for the collective benefit of the state.
The former Governor said the bloodshed in the name of politics is unacceptable, calling on all parties to submit to the rule of law and avoidance of self-help.
Meanwhile, the Osun chapter of the All Progressive Congress(APC) has criticized Governor Ademola Adeleke for seeking the intervention of Chief Bisi Akande, the former governor of the state and ex-national chairman of the APC, rather than the supreme court.
The Osun APC in a statement by its Director of Media and Information, Kola Olabisi, condemned the governor’s actions, accusing him of running “helter-skelter” to Akande’s residence in a desperate attempt to secure a political “soft landing” amidst the tension surrounding the reinstatement.
The statement reads in part, “We want to impress it on Governor Adeleke and his co-travelers that Pa Akande is a democrat and no amount of under-the-table arrangement would make the former governor of the state work against the interest of his party.
“Does Governor Adeleke want Pa Akande to be praising him for being instrumental to the killing of the chieftain and members of his party?
“We want to believe that there are knowledgeable political lieutenants of Governor Adeleke who should guide him aright that the proper place for him to go if at all he has any case for redress after the Akure verdict of 10th of February, 2025, is the Supreme Court.
“It does not add up that a governor whose directive resulted in the killings of our members and others across the state could think he could fool the people again through the back door.”
