Osun State Leadership Crisis Escalates as APC Petitions Security Agencies

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The Osun State leadership crisis has intensified, with the All Progressives Congress (APC) petitioning the Department of State Services and the Nigeria Police Force over alleged plans by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to unleash violence across council secretariats in the state. The APC, in a petition dated June 16, 2025, accused the PDP of recruiting armed thugs to attack political functionaries loyal to the opposition party, including the PDP State Chairman, Sunday Bisi, and the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi. The APC alleged that the PDP's plot was to forcibly eject APC-backed officials from local government secretariats, despite a subsisting court ruling in their favour. The party's chairman, Tajudeen Lawal, warned that any recurrence of violence would be catastrophic, recalling the violent attack of February 17, 2025, which claimed the life of Remi Abass, former chairman of Irewole Local Government.

Key Takeaways:

  • The APC has petitioned the Department of State Services and the Nigeria Police Force over alleged PDP plans to unleash violence in Osun State.
  • The APC accused the PDP of recruiting armed thugs to attack political functionaries loyal to the opposition party.
  • The PDP's alleged plot is to forcibly eject APC-backed officials from local government secretariats, despite a subsisting court ruling in their favour.
  • The APC's chairman, Tajudeen Lawal, warned that any recurrence of violence would be catastrophic.
  • The incident recalls the violent attack of February 17, 2025, which claimed the life of Remi Abass, former chairman of Irewole Local Government.
  • The PDP has denied the allegations, describing the APC's petition as mischievous and an attempt to provoke a breakdown of law and order to justify a call for emergency rule in the state.

Statistics:

  • 22 February: The date of the local government election in Osun State.
  • February 17, 2025: The date of the violent attack that claimed the life of Remi Abass, former chairman of Irewole Local Government.
  • June 16, 2025: The date of the APC's petition to the Department of State Services and the Nigeria Police Force.
  • 4: The number of individuals named in the APC's petition, including the PDP State Chairman, Sunday Bisi, and the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi.

Sources:

  • The All Progressives Congress petition dated June 16, 2025, signed by the APC State Legal Adviser, Adegoke Ogunsola.
  • The Peoples Democratic Party's response to the APC's petition, issued by the party's spokesperson, Oladele nike revolution 7 Bamiji.