The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has slammed the Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for reportedly threatening to unleash federal might on voters on August 15, warning that federal might is for good governance, not election rigging.
In a statement issued on Sunday by the spokesperson to Governor Adeleke, Olawale Rasheed, the governor berated the Osun APC for allegedly dragging President Bola Tinubu’s name in the mud through its constant vow to deploy federal institutions to rig forthcoming elections, clarifying that the President, as a democrat, is not involved in such brazen anti-democratic boasts.
Part of the statement reads, “The President is using federal power to deliver on good governance like the ongoing reconstruction of Ibadan-Ilesa road, the loan programmes for students, the pledge to institute state police among others, noting that neither the president nor the top leaders around him supports threats by the Osun APC to disrupt upcoming Osun polls.
“I task Osun APC to stop denigrating the names of Mr President and the Federal Government. Instead of supporting Mr President and showing the world that the number one citizen is a democrat in words and actions, Osun APC’s campaign slogans have been all the way anti-people and anti-democracy.
“Osun people are passionate about free and fair elections. Our people are insistent on their votes deciding who wins, who governs them. Our duty as candidates is to market our manifestoes and seek their votes. Only electoral bandits boast of rigging in a democracy.
“I call on Osun people to sustain and heighten their preparedness for August 15. Your votes will determine the winners. No force can override the people and God. Ignore those threatening you with federal power. They don’t have the support of Mr President”.
