Osun State crisis: Return to work in 72 hours or be sacked – Reinstated chairmen order Local Government workers

The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State has disclosed that a 72-hour resumption directive has been issued by its reinstated chairmen to local government workers across the state.
 

According to the party, any local government worker who fails to resume work on Wednesday, February 26, will be sacked.

 
The Osun APC also accused Governor Ademola Adeleke of planning to instigate violence through non-state actors despite his directive on newly elected council chairmen to avoid local government secretariats. This comes after Adeleke carried out LGA elections in the state over the weekend despite the Attorney General of the Federation warning him not to.


 

In a statement released on Monday, February 24, by Kola Olabisi, the party’s Director of Media and Information, the APC described the governor’s directive as deceitful, claiming that Adeleke intends to attack the ‘legally’ reinstated chairmen and councillors using the Amotekun Corps and militants allegedly brought from Oyo State and the Niger Delta.

 

“Intelligence available at our disposal indicates that the governor’s political dynasty, currently headed by business mogul Dr Deji Adeleke, is displeased with the national embarrassment following the charade election conducted by the government,” the statement read.
 

The APC claimed the directive for the illegal chairmen to stay away from council secretariats was a “smokescreen” and accused Adeleke and his party of plotting to cause trouble and frame the legally reinstated chairmen.


The APC also implicated Senator Bala Muhammed, Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Governor’s Forum, and Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde in the alleged plan to destabilise Osun State.


According to the APC, Makinde had mobilised thugs from Ibadan to Osogbo during the inauguration of the illegal council chairmen, while Muhammed reportedly secured support from a PDP governor to deploy Niger Delta militants to the state.


The APC also alleged that militants, disguised in security uniforms, were being positioned to abduct opposition members.


The statement claimed that the Amotekun Corps, led by retired police officer CSP Adekunle Omoyele, would provide cover for the alleged militants by supplying them with hooded clothing and masks to conceal their identities.

 

“We urge security agents to visit the official quarters of the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Alhaji Kazeem Akinleye, where an assembly of suspected cultists, hoodlums, and militants is being trained,” the statement added.

 

In another dvelopment, the Osun State Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, on Monday reaffirmed its earlier statement notifying all local government council workers in the state to withdraw their services as a result of the political upheaval within their workplaces.

The Osun NLC made its position known in a statement by its chairman, Christopher Arapasopo, in Osogbo.
 

The statement reads, “The Osun State Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) strongly affirm her earlier release notifying all Local Government Area Workers in the State to withdraw their services as a result of the political upheaval within their workplaces still subsist, while continuing in their prayers for the state.

“This release further reiterates that our members safety at work is of high priority and we will not allow our members to work in an atmosphere of insecurity.

“The Osun State Council of the NLC remains resolute in its commitment to defending the rights and interests of workers and the masses. We shall not be cowed or intimidated by these desperate attempts to silence us. We stand firm in our resolve to uphold justice, fairness, and the rule of law in our beloved state.”