[p]The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has called on Governor Ademola Adeleke to address the increasing insecurity in the state. The party expressed concern about the recent rise in violent attacks during and after the general elections across the country.
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[p]Osun State is renowned for being one of the most peaceful states in the country until the 2023 general elections, particularly in the Osun East Senatorial District encompassing the Ife and Ijesa regions. The Chairman, Tajudeen Lawal, announced in a statement on Monday, April 3, 2023, that more than 30 members of the opposition APC were reportedly murdered by thugs believed to be backed by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The party also condemned the kidnappings that occurred on the Osogbo-Ikirun road on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, and Friday, March 31, 2023.
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Statement on attacks in Osun State reads in part
[p]“As of the time of making this statement with the exception of a woman whose release was secured by the police on Sunday, the victims were said to still be in captivity. A caring governor would have either condemned the two kidnapping incidents in his territory within three days or rushed back from Abuja as the number one security officer of the state.
[/p][p]“It is saddening that as I speak, Governor Adeleke has no comment of condemnation to his credit on all the murder incidents that happened so far in his four-month-old administration. His handling of Osun affairs has shown that governance of a state is not a tea party which is the reason why it is not the best arrangement to make the state a laboratory for greenhorns in the management of the affairs of human beings and resources.”
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