Hold Police, APC Responsible if Anything Happens to Adeleke-Osun PDP

The  Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has charged Nigerians and the International communities to hold the Nigeria Police Force and the All Progressive Congress responsible if anything tragic happens to the Governorship candidate of the Party and current Senator, Ademola Adeleke. 

The Party stated this today in a Press release issued by the State Chairman Hon Soji Adagunodo, in response to the arrest of Adeleke by the Police authorities  in Abuja.

Adagunodo said the arrest of the Osun Governorship candidate who recently won an Election petition and declared as the rightful winner of the September 22nd 2018 Governorship election is a clear case of political desperation taken too far by the Police which is obviously executing a script of the APC.

He added that the arrest is fuelling speculation of an attempt to put Senator Adeleke in harm's way to prevent him from conclusively retrieving the mandate freely given him by the good people of Osun State. 

The PDP said the Public should  recall the Senator Adeleke has an urgent Medical need which made a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja order that his International passport be released to him to travel abroad for immediate  medical attention.  

The Court also ordered that the Senator should return to Nigeria by the first week of June to answer whatever charges the Police claim that they have against him.

The Party then wondered why the Police would arrest and frustrate an urgent  medical trip of a citizen who has never shunned any Police summon or jumped bail in any of the trumped up charges against him in the courts of the land.

It should interest members of the public to know that the offence for which the Police has again arrested and detained Senator Adeleke are based on the same facts which competent courts of the land are currently handling, including an ongoing  appeal against a judgement  of an FCT High Court in Bwari.

It is also a matter to be taken serious note of that the citizen in question has been declared the Governor-elect of a State by a competent tribunal  and is currently defending that judicial victory at the Court of Appeal.

The PDP is by this statement calling on well meaning Nigerians, the Civil Society and Human rights community to intervene in the serial, vicious and clearly  unjustifiable oppression of Senator Ademola Adeleke by the Powers that be using the Nigeria Police Force as a tool.

"We call on President Muhammadu Buhari to call the Inspector General of Police to order and urge him to refrain from ongoing attempts to frustrate a valid court order which has granted Senator Ademola Adeleke permission to travel abroad for his medicals,"Adagunodo said.

Ramadan: Seyi Makinde Charges Muslims To Pray for Peace, Unity

The Oyo State Governor-elect, Engr Seyi Makinde has urged Muslim faithfuls across Oyo state and Nigeria as a whole to work and pray for the progress, unity of the state and the country.

In a Press release signed by his spokesman, Prince Dotun Oyelade, the Governor-elect stated that the unabated kidnapping, insecurity and rising unemployment in the country deserve our collective efforts to salvage the country from the precipice of virtual peril.

He said hard work and prayers are the only way out of this untold dilemma in which we have found ourselves.

Makinde, however, prayed to Allah that this Ramadan activities will greatly reduce all vices that are inimical to the progress and unity of this great country.

The Cry of A Drowning Political Party-Adagunodo

The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has described as laughable, a statement by Mr. Kunle Oyatomi, the  spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress in the state, alleging blackmail of the judiciary on the pending appeal filed by their party.

This is contained in a release by the State Chairman of the party, Hon. Olasoji Adagunodo today and made available to  journalists. 

"It is surprising that a political party that hired touts and protesters against a well articulated judgement in favour of the mandate freely given to Senator Nurudeen Ademola Adeleke and the PDP by the people of the state could suddenly become friendly and turned to a self acclaimed defender of the same judicial institution it recently blackmailed and publicly insulted."

Adagunodo further stated that, "the people of Osun state cannot be carried away by mere propaganda and deliberate falsehood of a DROWNING Political Party, the APC that is aimed at creating confusion in the minds of the people. 

That "Nigerians know the political party that has penchant for disobedience and disregard for the Rule of Law, he stressed further that the people know how APC gave money to touts and imported jobless Lagosians and many people from other neighbouring states with ridiculous stipends who matched on the streets of Osogbo to demonstrate against the judgment that was widely applauded with wild jubilations across the Nation and Osun State." 

"One wonders why the ruling Party limited its then anti-tribunal judgment protest to Osogbo township alone, Why didn't they replicate the demonstration in every local  government areas of the state like the spontaneous jubilation that greeted the victory of Senator Nurudeen Ademola Adeleke and the PDP," Adagunodo inquired.

This recent allegations against PDP by the APC and their strange interest in defense of the Judiciary is a confirmation of the authenticity of the alleged bribery attempts, because the allegations did not emanated from the officials of  our Party but from the interested Nigerians people who are following the OSUN STATE GUBERNATORIAL ELECTIONS CASE at the Tribunal keenly, however with this action of the APC , it is only confirming that they truly made the move but failed." the chairman added.

He further stressed that "It is also saddening that since the people of Osun State gave their mandate to Senator Nurudeen Ademola Adeleke, the APC has employed different tactics to destroy and smear his  image by going to different courts on frivolous allegations and also using the instrument of Government to victimised his person but they will fail in all their attempts." Adagunodo assured. 

We "however, strongly advise and warn that nothing untoward or   BAD incidence in all ramifications should happen to this Man of Destiny, especially in the area of security."

If there is any political party that is tolerant,  law abiding, peaceful and peace loving, it is PDP, we demonstrated this during the open electoral robbery of our party on September 22, 2018 , if it was APC that was in our position, war would have broken out but in our characteristic manner we calmed down our supporters and followers and followed the rule of law to claim our mandate and we thank God that the judges lived up to their callings by ensuring that justice and truth prevailed. Even when some of our submissions and applications were rejected, we opted for appeal. 

Without any equivocation, we must let the APC know that we are not unaware of the grand plan of the APC to engage the state in mayhem and violence in a situation that the Appeal Court judgment doesn't favour them. This is another style of the APC, they are fond of accusing people of what they are planning to do, it is an old fashion and the whole world have known and seen it as their style.

However, we implore all institutions and agencies of government, especially, the Inspector General of Police and those that are saddled with the responsibilities of maintaining peace not to allow themselves to be used by the APC with their anti democratic tendencies. We also advise them to be on the red alert and avoid being lukewarm if and when the APC makes any attempt to cause mayhem after the declaration of our party's candidate Senator Nurudeen Ademola Adeleke as the rightful owner of the mandate freely given to him by the people of Osun State. 

We are also again reiterating our absolute confidence in the judiciary to deliver judgment of truth based on available evidences with them without fear or favour,"he concluded.