Osun APC attacks Makinde, rejects advice

The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State has advised the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, to stop referring to the Osun State chapter of APC as the aggressor in the lingering political impasse in the state.

This comes as Osun APC alleged that attacks by hoodlums from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, across the state have claimed the lives of ten people.

DAILY POST had reported that Governor Makinde was in the state on Sunday to witness the swearing-in of local government council chairmen and their deputies by his Osun State counterpart.

During the event, Governor Makinde advised Osun APC to avoid a repeat of history and not turn the state into a ‘Wild Wild West’.

He also urged the state APC not to resort to self-help but to approach the courts to settle the matter.

Also speaking at the event, Osun Governor Ademola Adeleke directed the newly sworn-in council officials not to report at the council secretariats to prevent bloody clashes.

In a statement signed by the Osun APC Director of Media and Information, Kola Olabisi, the party described Governor Makinde’s advice as unnecessary, arguing that all available developments indicated that the Oyo State Governor was merely trying to please his fellow governor from the same party.

The statement read: “If we may ask, where was Governor Makinde when his political soulmate in the erstwhile State of the Virtuous used the sanctity of the Osun State Government House to incite members of his party to go all out and attack our members and chieftains?

“Where was Governor Makinde when the political hoodlums of his party shot and killed the newly reinstated chairman of our party in Ikire, Hon. Remi Abass, Irewole Local Government Council Area, apparently emboldened by the earlier incitement of Governor Adeleke?

“Where was Governor Makinde when thugs loyal to the PDP killed one person in Irojo, Ilesa, Osun State, during the illegal and shambolic local government council election purportedly held by his brother on Saturday?”

The party challenged Governor Makinde to explain why he remained silent when notorious thugs, allegedly linked to his party, nearly killed Remi Omowaiye, a chieftain of APC, and Tobi Famurewa in Ilesa a few days ago.

“We want to make it clear to Governor Makinde that he is not in a position to lecture the leadership of the APC on how to manage the ongoing efforts of our duly elected chairmen and councillors to reap the benefits of the Court of Appeal judgement, Akure Division, delivered on 10 February 2025.

“Where was Governor Makinde when the embattled Governor Adeleke ignored the advice of the nation’s chief law officer, the Attorney-General of the Federation, to cancel the so-called election—an election he claimed to have reviewed and analysed in light of the Court of Appeal judgement, which did not warrant any new election in Osun State until the tenure of the reinstated APC council chairmen and councillors had ended?

“Why did Governor Makinde remain silent when his Osun State counterpart hurled insults at the state Commissioner of Police, the State Director of the DSS, and the State Comptroller of the Civil Defence, despite their efforts to maintain peace in the state?”

Osun APC also accused the governor of defying the advice of the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, who had warned against holding the local government polls due to an unfavourable security report, given the overall interest of the state.