Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has the backing of the elected PDP governors, who have pledged to restore order and safeguard the lives and property of the state’s residents.
Tragic political violence in Osun State has been highlighted by the governors representing the Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum (PDPGF), who express their deepest concern over the loss of life and property caused by this violence.
Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, who is also the chairman of the PDP-GF, expressed the party’s concern that Governor Adeleke had warned of a possible collapse of law and order and urged the proper authorities to take action to prevent it.
Governor Bala said, “The PDPGF condemns in its entirety the resort to self-help by political players whose conduct ought to have been guided by the provisions of extant laws in a democratic society.
“The Forum further notes with deep worry the resort to violence as a means of settling political and legal disputes and warns all those fanning the embers of discord to desist forthwith.
“PDPGF commends the Governor of Osun State for the timely warning in the form of statements he issued before these political actors resorted to violence. His action is a mark of exemplary leadership.
“Thus, the PDDGF appeals to President Bola Tinubu, the Director General of DSS, the Inspector General of Police and the heads of other law enforcement agencies to move quickly and direct all law enforcement agencies to without further delay, contain the situation in Osun State, restore law and order and guarantee the preservation of lives and property before it spirals out of control.
“The PDPGF also notes that political leadership should be about patriotic sacrifice and service to the people and not about bloodbath and violent criminal conducts and thus, charges all the stakeholders in Osun State to abide by the law.
“In this regard, the PDPGF further avers that with regard to the protection of lives and property, there are no partisan divides or ideological divisions.
“Every political leader should be serving the people and working towards their safety, protection, and welfare.
“The PDPGF is desirous of seeing a full and total return of normalcy in Osun State, the restoration of law and order, and the quick identification and decisive trial of all those charged with violent disruption of the peace in Osun State.”