Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun of plan to assassinate the state governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke.
Addressing newsmen at the state party Secretariat in Osogbo on Wednesday, the chairman of PDP, Sunday Bisi alleged that Egbetokun deliberately deployed Special Forces under him to escort some ‘miscreants’ into the local government councils in the state, describing the action a ‘blatant coup’ and mapped out plans to assassinate Adeleke.
“The whole world must warn and prevail on Mr Kayode Egbetokun to desist from being an enabler of orchestrated attempts on the life of our Governor. This plans, we want to emphasise, have been on the cards of the APC in Osun State, since the good people of Osun State voted them out of office in 2022.
“The desperation to get rid of Mr Governor and take over the State through whatever means possible, has been rife and clear enough since APC was shut out of government in Osun.
“These comments are made here today for record purposes, and the world must hold the Inspector General of Police accountable in the event of any ugly eventualities in Osun.
“One wonders how and why the IGP sidetracked the Governor of Osun State before taking a stand on the copies of the judgement at his disposal on the disputes over local government administration in the state,” the ruling party said.
Bisi added that, “The stark disobedience to the laid dwom protocol and rules by IGP Egbetokun, especially as it concerned security situation in the state, was not only suspicious but apparently dangerous”.
He contended that the motive of security reinforcement has also set dangerous routes for troublemakers to carry out their dastardly act, even when the state has just lost almost 10 people to violent confrontations in less than 48 hours.
The chairman warned that Osun State is not a state to be intimidated by anyone, wondering “if the situation on ground in Osun was part of the basis for which Egbetokun’s expired tenure of office was elongated”.
The ruling party commended the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC) for toeing the path of law and legality in its preparations for the February 22 local governments elections in the state, urging electorate to come out and exercise their voting right on Saturday.
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