Ademola Adeleke, the governor of Osun, has accused his predecessor, Adegboyega Oyetola, of planning to create unrest in the state starting from Monday.
During a press conference on Sunday, Adeleke appealed to President Bola Tinubu to intervene and prevent Oyetola, whom he referred to as “Tinubu’s nephew,” from carrying out his alleged plans. Oyetola is currently the minister of marine and blue economy.
Adeleke claimed that the minister is leading efforts to enforce a court ruling that overturned the dismissal of local council chairmen elected under the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun.
He warned that the people would not hesitate to defend themselves if Oyetola’s actions were not stopped, as they viewed them as politically motivated.
Adeleke further accused Oyetola of collaborating with law enforcement officials, including the state’s police commissioner and the state director of the Department of State Services (DSS), to destabilize the state.
“I called this press conference to alert the national and global audience about a deliberate plot to create chaos and anarchy in Osun state,” Adeleke stated.
“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 Defense Corps.
“Before I continue this address, let me affirm that 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 starting from Monday.
“He is issuing illegal directives to security operatives to enforce illegality simply because he is the nephew of Mr. President.
“I chose to alert the nation before my people are killed or maimed by a minister dropping the name of Mr. President in connivance with the Osun state security operatives obeying unlawful orders.
“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.
“Let me make it clear that the said council chairmen were sacked before I was sworn in as governor of Osun state, contrary to the lies being peddled, that the chairmen and councilors were sacked by my executive order.”
Adeleke urged Tinubu to direct Nuhu Ribadu, national security adviser (NSA), and Lateef Fagbemi, attorney general of the federation (AGF), to verify the court order regarding the local government councils.
