Adeleke, Oyebamiji campaign councils trade blames in June 12 messages

The Imole Campaign Council, supporting Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, has accused the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) of engaging in political intimidation and violence. The council's spokesperson, Pelumi Olajengbesi, stated that APC-branded convoys were involved in coordinated attacks, firing shots and injuring at least three people during Democracy Day commemorations. He also alleged that APC supporters vandalized political billboards and attacked members of the Accord Party.

In response, the Osun APC Governorship Campaign Council, through its media head Remi Omowaiye, criticized Governor Adeleke for failing to fulfill his electoral promises. The APC accused the current administration of neglecting infrastructural amenities, health, and education facilities in the state. They assured that these issues would be addressed if their candidate were elected governor.

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The painful memories of political violence and the loss of innocent lives in Osun State should serve as a lesson to all political actors that elections must never be treated as warfare. Politics should be about service to the people and not a contest of intimidation.

The Imole Campaign Council, however, insisted on the APC's violent conduct, citing the shooting of Accord Party Chairman Asimiyu Ajibola and other party members. They emphasized that political violence, which has led to loss of lives in Osun, should serve as a lesson, and that politics should be about service, not intimidation. The council urged the APC to reflect on its actions and its inability to accept political realities, stressing that democracy requires humility.

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On a day set aside to celebrate democracy, the Osun APC must reflect deeply on its conduct and its continued inability to accept political realities. Democracy requires humility.