Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors under the PDP Governors’ Forum,on Thursday appealed to President Bola Tinubu, the Director General of Department of State Services (DSS), the Inspector General of Police and the heads of other law enforcement agencies to nip in the bud the current political crisis in Osun State.
They also affirmed their solidarity with Governor Ademola Adeleke over Osun state local government leadership crisis.
The PDP Governors’ Forum, in a statement by its Chairman and governor of Bauchi state, Bala Mohammed said their concern stem from the fact that Governor Adeleke had warned about the imminent breakdown of law and order and appealed to the responsible authorities to act to forestall this.
They condemned the resort to self-help by political players whose conduct ought to have been guided by the provisions of extant laws in a democratic society.
The Forum further noted with deep comcern the resort to violence as a means of settling political and legal disputes and warns all those fanning the embers of discord to desist forthwith.
They commended the Governor of Osun State for the timely warning in the form of statements he issued before these political actors resorted to violence, adding that his action is a mark of exemplary leadership.
The governors said that political leadership should be about patriotic sacrifice and service to the people and not about bloodbath and violent criminal conducts and thus, charges all the stakeholders in Osun State to abide by the law.
They said: “With regard to the protection of lives and property, there are no partisan divides or ideological divisions. Every political leader should be serving the people and working towards their safety, protection, and welfare.”
They expressed desire to see a full and total return of normalcy in Osun State, the restoration of law and order, and the quick identification and decisive trial of all those charged with violent disruption of the peace in Osun State.
