Osun: Vote your chairmen, councillors peacefully -Adeleke Tells Residents

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has called on residents to exercise their voting rights peacefully, tasking politicians to abide by the rule of law amidst the state’s political crisis.

The Governor, in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, on Thursday evening, disclosed that peace has returned to the state after the illegal takeover of council secretariats by the “court-sacked APC chairmen and Councilors.”

He noted that state residents’ compliance with his stay away from council secretariats helped save the state from further crisis, which could have engulfed it in the face of confrontation.

The statement reads, “I urge all registered voters to vote in the local government election of Saturday, 22nd February 2025, and to conduct themselves peacefully at all times.

“I particularly appreciate and commend our people for complying with my directives to avoid local government secretariats. The compliance saved our state from further confrontations and casualties. It has returned the state of the living spring to its peaceful and loving nature.

The governor further berated the APC for resorting to self-help in its bid to enforce a judgement that did not order the reinstatement of its members to office as chairmen and councilors.

“Those who claim to have a court judgment that ordered their reinstatement should approach the court to enforce the said order of court instead of resorting to self-help, which is illegal. The Nigerian judiciary has its enforcement procedure, which everyone must follow. If you have a genuine court order, follow the court enforcement protocols.

“As a government, we have read through the said judgment. We have submitted it for interpretation to the best of legal minds. There is nowhere a reinstatement order was issued. No matter the manner of misinterpretation, that judgment contains no consequential order nor any reinstatement directive.

“If the occupying court-sacked APC chairmen and councilors chose to continue on the path of illegal self-help, I assure our people that the best route to resolution is the rule of law through the judiciary. I am committed to upholding the rule of law alongside the passionate observance of the Constitution. We will allow the court to determine the correctness or otherwise of their claim.

“We have confidence in the democratic credentials of President Tinubu, who we know will always insist on the rule of law