Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), have charged President Bola Tinubu to direct the security agencies to contain the ongoing violence in Osun State......CONTINUE READING THE ARTICLE FROM THE SOURCE>>>>>
The governors also called on the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun and the Director General of Department of State Service (DSS), Tosin Ajayi to restore law and order and guarantee the preservation of lives and property before it spirals out of control.
The governors, under the aegies of the PDP Governors Forum, said in a statement on Thursday, noted with deep concern the political violence in Osun State.
No fewer than six persons, including a former local government chairman, were shot dead on Monday when council executives sacked by the court, attempted to forcibly regain their positions.
The statement, signed by the chairman of the PDP Governors Forum, Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, said the violence was avoidable.
“The concern of the PDPGF stems from the fact that the Governor of Osun State, His Excellency Ademola Adeleke, had warned about the imminent breakdown of law and order and appealed to the responsible authorities to act to forestall this.
” 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.
” The 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,” the governors said.
The Forum said political leadership should be about patriotic sacrifice and service to the people and not about bloodbath and violent criminal conducts. It charged 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.
“Finally, 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,” the governors added.