From Richard Akintade, Osogbo
All Progressives Congress, APC, Osun State Chapter yesterday disclosed that a 72-hour resumption directive has been issued by its reinstated Chairmen to local government workers across the state.
The party informed that any local government workers who failed to resume work tomorrow will have his job determined.
The Osun APC also accused Governor Ademola Adeleke of the state of planning to instigate violence through non-state actors, despite his directive for illegal council chairmen to avoid local government secretariats.
According to a statement made available to our Correspondent by Mogaji Kola Olabisi in Osogbo, the party described the Governor’s directive as deceitful, claiming that Adeleke intends to attack the legally reinstated Chairmen and Councillors using the Amotekun Corps and militants allegedly brought from Oyo State and the Niger Delta.
“Intelligence available at our disposal indicates that the governor’s political dynasty, currently headed by business mogul Dr Deji Adeleke, is displeased with the national conducted by the government”, the statement read.
The APC claimed the directive for the illegal Chairmen to stay away from council secretariats was a “smokescreen ” and accused Adeleke and his party of plotting to foment trouble and frame the legally reinstated Chairmen.
The APC also implicated Senator Bala Muhammed, Chairman of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, Governor’s Forum, and Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde in the alleged plan to destabilise Osun State.
According to the APC, Makinde had mobilized thugs from Ibadan to Osogbo during the inauguration of the illegal council chairmen, while Muhammed reportedly secured support from a PDP Governor to deploy Niger Delta militants to the state.
The APC further alleged that the militants, disguised in security uniforms, were being positioned to intimidate citizens and abduct opposition members to create fear and chaos.
While responding, on behalf of the local government workers, the Osun State Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, affirmed her earlier release notifying all local government council area workers in the state to withdraw their services as a result of the political upheaval within their workplace still subsist, while continuing in their prayers for the state.
The Osun NLC made this known in a statement by its Chairman, Comrade Christopher Arapasopo yesterday in Osogbo.
The statement reads, “The Osun State Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress ,NLC, strongly affirm her earlier release notifying all Local Government Area Workers in the state to withdraw their services as a result of the political upheaval within their workplaces still subsist, while continuing in their prayers for the state.
“This release further reiterates that our members safety at work is of high priority and we will not allow our members to work in an atmosphere of insecurity.
“The Osun State Council of the NLC remains resolute in its commitment to defending the rights and interests of workers and the masses. We shall not be cowed or intimidated by these desperate attempts to silence us. We stand firm in our resolve to uphold justice, fairness, and the rule of law in our beloved state” the statement concluded.
