LG Crisis : Osun APC Gives Fresh Directive To Members After Monday Attacks

The All Progressives Congress APC Osun chapter has directed all members of its party all chairmen and councillors purportedly elected in 2022 to stay away from resuming offices at any local government council secretariats across the state until further notice.

This directive comes day after suspected political thugs attacked purportedly reinstated sacked council officials attempted to force themselves into the local government secretariats on Monday.

This action led to killing of Irewole Local Government Area purported reinstated chairman, Hon. Remi Abbas, among others.

The Osun APC chairman , Tajudeen Lawal, in a statement issued by the party’s Director of Media and Information, Kola Olabisi, gave the directive.

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Lawal said deserting the council offices would be as a sign of respect for their fallen colleagues.

He expressed condolences to the immediate and political families of Remi Abass, the party’s chairmanship candidate in Irewole Local Government Council Area who was allegedly killed by the political thugs of the Peoples Democratic Party in the ancient town of Ikire on Monday.

The APC had explained that Abass had attempted to resume the secretariat in line with a judgement of the Court of Appeal Court, Akure Division, that reportedly reinstated the sacked chairmen under the platform of the party, before some hoodlums killed him.

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Lawal stated that “the untimely and sudden killing of the peace-loving and consummate politician was inhuman, wicked and callous.”

He commended all the council chairmen for acting in accordance with the Court of Appeal judgement that secured victory for them penultimate Monday.

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The state APC chairman enjoined the police to extend their dragnet with a view to arresting, investigating and prosecuting the killers of Abass among others and their sponsors.

He sympathised with the immediate family members, political associates and all the progressive-loving people of Ikire over the needless gruesome murder of Abass.

Lawal promised that the leadership of the party would do all necessary things to ensure that the deceased did not die in vain.

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He reminded the colleagues of the deceased and other members of the party that “the only thing to sustain the legacy that claimed the life of Abass is to remain resolute in their commitment towards the realisation of the collective aspiration of the party now and in the nearest future.”