Osun LG disaster: Atiku blames APC for political violence

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has as soon as once more condemned the native authorities disaster that erupted in Osun State on Monday, ensuing within the lack of six lives.

In an announcement issued through his verified X deal with on Tuesday, the previous VP described the chaos as a brutal show of lawlessness, political brigandage, and subversion of democracy.

“Nigerians bore witness to a chilling show of lawlessness yesterday, because the Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress uncovered the depths of its desperation to retain energy in any respect prices — by sheer political brigandage and the subversion of democracy,” Atiku wrote.

He said that the APC’s actions in Osun State had been an assault on Nigeria’s democracy and should be condemned.

“In Osun State, the APC orchestrated a full-scale assault on the democratic course of, trying to hijack the native authorities elections by brute pressure.

“Armed thugs and mercenaries, working beneath the celebration’s safety, launched an audacious bid to grab management of all 30 native authorities space council secretariats. And but, the so-called nationwide management of the APC and the presidency watched in complicit silence,” Atiku said.

He argued that had it not been for the fearless resistance of the Osun folks — who stood their floor towards the APC’s rampaging foot troopers — democracy within the state would have been trampled beneath the boots of political marauders appearing on the behest of their celebration’s overlords.

He mentioned Osun State would by no means bow to anti-democratic forces, because the folks have proven past doubt that they won’t enable their electoral rights to be stolen, regardless of the extent of intimidation.

Atiku additional urged the safety companies deployed for Saturday’s elections to uphold their constitutional responsibility with professionalism by “refusing for use as enforcers of the APC’s legal agenda” as a result of the world is watching.

He warned that these are harmful occasions and that the APC has “deserted any pretence of democratic legitimacy, resorting as an alternative to brute pressure in its bid to cling to energy,” regardless of resistance from the folks.

“We commend the courageous residents of Osun for standing as much as the tyranny that sought to interrupt them. Their resilience is a beacon of hope within the face of unrelenting oppression,” Atiku said.

He added, “Tinubu’s APC has left little doubt — it would cease at nothing to subvert democracy and impose itself towards the desire of the folks. However Nigerians should resist. The time-honoured warning stays true: everlasting vigilance is the value of liberty.”

He additional warned, “President Bola A. Tinubu and his dwindling band of enablers should stop their reckless acts of political sabotage — not simply in Osun or Lagos, however throughout Nigeria.

“The folks demand governance, not chaos. Nigerians is not going to sit idly whereas their democracy is hijacked by a power-drunk regime intent on setting the nation on fireplace.”