A’Court Verdict: Call Your Nephew To Order – Adeleke Urges Tinubu

Osun State Governor , Ademola Adeleke has urged President Bola Tinubu to reflect on the rule of law by instructing the Inspector General of Police, the Director General of DSS, the Commandant General of the Civil Defense Corps not to obey an illegal order from the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola capable of leading to anarchy in the State.

Adeleke gave the appeal on Sunday, while addressing a press conference in Osogbo, Osun State capital.

The Governor alleged that Oyetola who is a Nephew to the President, alongside other group of individuals are planning to cause anarchy in State by directing the sacked Local Government Chairmen to resume back to office , in view of the Court of Appeal sitting in Akure Judgement deliverer last week.

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He described the President as a lover of the rule of law, and a believer in the sanctity of the judicial process, therefore, Mr. President would not support any action capable of leading to bloodbath and bloodshed in the State.

The Governor maintained that his administration will not allow any takeover of the local government except through a judicial pronouncement or a democratic process.

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Adeleke said: “I know, as a matter of fact, that Mr. President will never authorise a dictatorial violation of the constitution irrespective of who is involved. It is crucial to add that Mr. President will never support any action that is capable of generating bloodbath and bloodshed.”

He stressed that contrary to misinformation in some quarters, that he made executive orders for their sack , the council chairman has been sacked
before he was sworn in as the Governor of Osun State.

“Let me affirm that I know Mr. President to be a true democrat, a lover of rule of law, and a believer in the sanctity of the judicial process. I know, as a matter of fact, that Mr. President will never authorise a dictatorial violation of the constitution irrespective of who is involved. It is crucial to add that Mr. President will never support any action that is capable of generating bloodbath and bloodshed.

“I, however, regret to inform Mr. President and the public that Mr Gboyega Oyetola has concluded an arrangement to cause mayhem in Osun state starting from Monday. He is issuing illegal directives to security operatives to enforce illegality simply because he is the nephew of Mr. President. I chose to alert the nation before my people are killed or maimed by a minister dropping the name of Mr. President in connivance with the Osun state security operatives obeying unlawful orders.

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“The bone of contention is the brazen effrontery to return to office council chairmen sacked by a subsisting court Judgment using a different court decision, which has no consequential order.

“Let me make it clear that the said Council Chairmen were sacked before I was sworn in as governor of Osun State, contrary to the lies being peddled, that the Chairmen and councilors were sacked by my Executive Order.

“For emphasis, l want to state that I had nothing to do with the sacking of the chairmen and councilors produced by the Osun 2022 local government polls.The Chairmen and Councilors were sacked by two different judgments of the Federal High Court Osogbo.

“The script Mr Oyetola is playing is about the most reprehensible abuse of power in this fourth republic capable of untold and unforeseen consequences on the polity.

“The general public is aware that there were two different Federal High Court judgments on the local government election of 2022. The first judgment was on the suit filed by the People Democratic Party (PDP) which sacked the product of the 2022 polls. The second judgment was on the suit filed by the Action People Party (APP), which also sacked the Chairmen and Councillors produced by the said 2022 Osun Local Government polls.

“The APC appeal against the judgment obtained by the PDP was partially successful, and the said judgment was struck out based on the timing of filing, having been filed before the notice of election was published.

“I call on Mr President, to instruct the National Security Adviser, and the Attorney General of the Federation, to personally verify the fact that the Court of Appeal judgement did not reinstate the sacked local government chairmen and councilors and the fact that, there is a subsisting judgement of Court that sacked the Chairmen and Councillors produced by the 2022 local government polls.

“The Nigerian public should hold Mr Gboyega Oyetola and the Osun state security chiefs responsible for any breakdown of law and order in the state tomorrow, Monday, and beyond.

“It is unfortunate that the Osun state security chiefs are taking instructions from Mr Gboyega Oyetola just because he is the nephew of Mr. President.

“As much as we will do our best to maintain peace, we call on men and women of goodwill to intervene before it is too late”, he said

Also Contributing, the State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Oluwole Jimi- Bada who reiterated that the Yes or No Local Government Chairmen remained sack noted that if the All Progressive Congress, APC has any objection as regards this stance they should go to the court of Law.