Osun, APC disagree over Adeleke, IG’s meeting outcome

A public disagreement has emerged between the Osun State Government and the All Progressives Congress (APC) following a meeting between Governor Ademola Adeleke and the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Disu. The crux of the dispute lies in the IGP's statement that the state's Commissioner of Police had reported the presence of wanted suspects within the Government House.

Governor Adeleke, however, vehemently dismissed these allegations. He accused the state's Commissioner of Police of unprofessional conduct, claiming the commissioner deliberately avoided arresting criminals who were allegedly sheltered by the APC. The state's Commissioner for Information, Kolapo Alimi, further elaborated on this stance, suggesting in a social media video that the IGP's remarks could embolden criminals and might be a form of "subtle blackmail" aimed at supporting the APC's narrative.

Alimi questioned the IGP's actions, asking why the Commissioner of Police had not acted on the alleged report of criminals hiding in the Government House for two years. He implied that the IGP's public statement might be an attempt to "play to the gallery" in favor of the APC.

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What IGP did is a subtle blackmail to embolden criminals. When the IGP said he had report from the Commissioner of Police that some criminals are stuck in the Government House for two years. Did he just hear the report? What step has the CP taken over the report or did he just hear the report?

In response, the Osun State APC berated Alimi's characterization of the IGP's comments. The party, through its spokesperson Kola Olabisi, described the information commissioner's reaction as "misplaced and an afterthought." The APC accused the Adeleke administration of injecting politics into serious security issues and urged the IGP to extend his efforts to apprehend the alleged criminals to other locations, including properties owned by the governor's relatives.

The APC spokesperson also criticized the Adeleke administration's performance, expressing hope for relief for the state's residents through the APC governorship candidate, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji.

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The anticipated respite for the already traumatised people of the state based on the misgovernance and policy somersaults of the outgoing Governor Adeleke is that the articulate, workaholic and ever-resourceful APC governorship candidate, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji AMBO, who has been toiling day and nigh