Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Wednesday, accused the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Kayode Egbetokun of planning to kill Governor Ademola Adeleke.
Chairman of the Party, Chief Sunday Bisi, said at a press briefing at the party’s Secretariat in Osogbo, alleging that Egbetokun intentionally and deliberately deployed Special Forces in escort of “miscreants” into local government councils across the state.
The PDP chairman said that the security reinforcements had succeeded in creating dangerous opportunities for troublemakers to carry out their malicious acts, particularly against the backdrop of the fact that the state recently lost about 10 persons to violent confrontations under 48 hours.
Bisi said that the whole world must warn and prevail on IGP Egbetokun to desist from being an enabler of orchestrated attempts on the life of Governor Adeleke.
The PDP chairman described the act as a “blatant coup”, stressing that it was part of the plot to assassinate Adeleke.
Bisi said: “This plan, we want to emphasise, has 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, Kayode Egbetokun accountable (to account) 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 stark disobedience to the laid down protocol and rules by IGP Egbetokun, especially as it concerned security situation in the state, was not only suspicious but apparently dangerous.”
Bisi stated that Osun State was not one to be intimidated by anyone, asking whether the current situation in the state contributed to the extension of Egbetokun’s expired tenure.
The PDP Chairman commended the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC) for adhering to the law in its preparations for the February 22 local government elections and encouraged citizens to come out and exercise their right to vote on Saturday.