Governor Ademola Adeleke has ordered all Osun citizens, including lawmakers from all political parties, to avoid the local government secretariats in order to preserve public property and prevent more violence.
The Governor of Osun State confirmed that only security agencies should be permitted to staff the secretariats due to the strike by local government employees in a statement signed by Mallam Olawale Rasheed, the State Governor’s spokesperson, in response to the current illegal APC takeover bid of its local governments.
The statement reads, “I therefore direct all law abiding Osun residents to stay away from the council secretariats especially as they are expected to be under lock and key.
“I equally condole families of victims of the APC illegal takeover bid and chaos unleashed across the state by the APC and their hired thugs.
“PDP lost five members with several others wounded. Two of those members are from Iragbiji, Boripe local government.
“Another two were killed at Ola Oluwa Local government. Another one was lost at Ikire. We must stop the bloodshed.
Declaring that he has instructed security agencies to assume control of all local government secretariats, he reassured the residents that they will be safe and that their lives and property would be protected.