The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State, Sunday Bisi, speaks withISMAEEL UTHMANon the political atmosphere ahead of the August 15 governorship electionWhat does the political atmosphere in Osun look like currently?I can tell you for free that Osun is being militarised. The Federal Government has clamped down on us and the Osun State Government. This did not start today; it started almost two years ago when the local government allocation was seized, depriving the people of their rights and impacting their welfare. You know what the local government allocation is being used for: the payment of teachers, health workers, traditional rulers and local government workers, including the maintenance of primary health care. Funds for these things were seized by the Federal Government. But the Ademola Adeleke administration has been trying, using the meagre resources available to make sure it covers all these areas that the seized LG funds should have been expended on.With the governorship election drawing nearer, the APC-led Federal Government has continued to descend heavily on us – Adeleke’s supporters and members of the Accord Party. Many Accord Party members have been killed, while over 40 members of the party are now in police custody in Abuja. They (Accord members) are arrested in Osun and driven to Abuja, where they are detained without any charges.The Accord Party House of Representatives candidate for Ijesa South Federal Constituency, Alaba Popoola, was arrested on July 25 and has since been in police custody without any charges against him. This is worse than the military era. We have never seen a government like this before in Nigeria. They want to ground the government. Adeleke’s first term ends on November 27, 2026, and by the grace of God, he is going to get a second term. Why treat him this way? This is the height of desperation; and to say it is undemocratic is the least.Do you think the government has not done anything wrong for the account to be frozen?What have we done wrong other than to align with our people to develop Osun beyond their expectations? These people were here for 12 years and they did nothing for the people. When we came, despite the seizure of the local government allocation, we have done so many things – roads, bridges, flyovers and schools. The University of Ilesa was made functional by the Ademola Adeleke administration. UNIOSUN has also been well funded and is now ranked among the best state universities in Nigeria. We have done all these things with just the available resources to run the government. Yet, the APC will not allow us to rest because they want to take over the government by force.You spoke about killings and other crimes allegedly perpetrated by the APC, but the opposition has also been accusing the Accord members of unleashing violence on them……cut inLet them name their members who have been attacked, and let them bring charges against any of the Accord Party members arrested for any crime. We have Federal High Courts in Osun if they do not want to go to the state courts. Why are you taking people to Abuja without any charges? This is illegal. This is not the democracy we worked for. We fought for this Fourth Republic. These APC people are taking us back to the dark era.The police have been turned into an APC appendage. A notorious thug facing a murder charge in Osun is being escorted around the state by the police to take over garages. I have never seen this type of thing in my life. APC thugs are moving around with guns and other weapons in broad daylight, attacking and killing our people. We have video evidence. None of them has been arrested, despite lodging complaints with the police. We have written many petitions to the Inspector-General of Police and even the Commissioner of Police, but nothing has been done to bring these thugs to book. This is what we are facing.It will be difficult for some people to believe your claims because it has been a case of accusations and counter-accusations between the Accord Party and the APC. How do we believe who is telling the truth?It is not a matter of who is telling the truth. If the APC has any evidence, let them bring it out. The last time the Inspector-General of Police came to Osun and told the governor that he was informed that some suspects were hiding in the Government House, the governor told the police to come and search the Government House. Up till now, they have not produced a single suspect. The governor said even if his own son is involved in any criminal act, he should be arrested. It is not a matter of accusations or counter-accusations. We have been the ones accusing them and we have evidence to prove our claims. Everything is available; let the APC bring its evidence. Let the police charge the Accord Party members who have been arrested to court. They know they do not have any evidence to back it up. If they go to court, it is going to end in acquittal; it cannot stand the test of time. That is why they are afraid of charging these people to court. Let the public know the offence the arrested people committed.Related NewsOsun: Before algorithms, vices kidnap the pollsINEC extends candidate submission deadline to TuesdayOsun poll: APGA candidate steps down, backs OyebamijiPeople have been expressing concern that the tense political atmosphere may result in voter apathy. Do you agree with that?I don’t agree. The general electorate, not only Accord Party members, are willing to come out and vote. People are resolute. The pensioners, the workers, the artisans, everybody is ready to vote for Adeleke. They will come out en masse on August 15, no matter the intimidation.We are confident of victory. The APC is jittery. The APC is doing what it is doing because it is afraid of defeat. They know they are not popular, so they want to force themselves on the people of the state. We are winning this election.The APC has been clamping down on us. They arrested the Secretary to the State Government the last time and claimed that they found N4.3m and two voter cards in the house, an amount a Point of Sales operator could own. For crying out loud, when did our police become this petty? That is what we are facing in Osun. It is worrisome.I will urge the general electorate not to stay indoors on election day. They should come out and resist these tyrants. They should resist people who are punishing them daily. They should come out and resist people who are punishing them daily. How would a right-thinking person freeze the account of a state government? The money that should be used to pay workers and for the development of the state. The issue of local government is still there, and we have continued to manage it. Do they want to kill us? We are not at war. This is terrible.But Governor Adeleke has consistently declared support for President Bola Tinubu’s second term. What went wrong?I wouldn’t know what happened, but I think the man behind all these things is the former governor. He has been the one using federal institutions against us in Osun. The police have been turned into APC errand boys. Imagine the police escorting thugs to take over motor parks!How will you address President Bola Tinubu on the Osun matter?The President should be alive to his responsibilities. You cannot have the police under him doing all these things without being called to order. He receives security reports every day. I am aware that he knows everything that is going on in Osun. He should please save democracy. We are not saying that he should support us in the election; he should just allow a free and fair election. I believe he is a democrat. He should live up to that expectation. The only thing we are praying for is a free and fair election.People will like to understand why, as PDP chairman, you are supporting the Accord Party candidate. What is the connection?The connection is that in 2022, Adeleke contested under the PDP. He was in the party until there was a crisis in the PDP. When we knew that he could be disqualified by contesting under the PDP, I addressed a press conference and advised him to go and seek re-election under another political party, and he joined the Accord Party. Osun PDP does not have a governorship candidate, and the best thing for me to do is to give Adeleke 100 per cent support. The entire PDP structure in Osun is supporting Adeleke. He is a good governor. He has delivered on his promises. Why should we abandon him? That is my interest. What does the political atmosphere in Osun look like currently?I can tell you for free that Osun is being militarised. The Federal Government has clamped down on us and the Osun State Government. This did not start today; it started almost two years ago when the local government allocation was seized, depriving the people of their rights and impacting their welfare. You know what the local government allocation is being used for: the payment of teachers, health workers, traditional rulers and local government workers, including the maintenance of primary health care. Funds for these things were seized by the Federal Government. But the Ademola Adeleke administration has been trying, using the meagre resources available to make sure it covers all these areas that the seized LG funds should have been expended on.With the governorship election drawing nearer, the APC-led Federal Government has continued to descend heavily on us – Adeleke’s supporters and members of the Accord Party. Many Accord Party members have been killed, while over 40 members of the party are now in police custody in Abuja. They (Accord members) are arrested in Osun and driven to Abuja, where they are detained without any charges.The Accord Party House of Representatives candidate for Ijesa South Federal Constituency, Alaba Popoola, was arrested on July 25 and has since been in police custody without any charges against him. This is worse than the military era. We have never seen a government like this before in Nigeria. They want to ground the government. Adeleke’s first term ends on November 27, 2026, and by the grace of God, he is going to get a second term. Why treat him this way? This is the height of desperation; and to say it is undemocratic is the least.Do you think the government has not done anything wrong for the account to be frozen?What have we done wrong other than to align with our people to develop Osun beyond their expectations? These people were here for 12 years and they did nothing for the people. When we came, despite the seizure of the local government allocation, we have done so many things – roads, bridges, flyovers and schools. The University of Ilesa was made functional by the Ademola Adeleke administration. UNIOSUN has also been well funded and is now ranked among the best state universities in Nigeria. We have done all these things with just the available resources to run the government. Yet, the APC will not allow us to rest because they want to take over the government by force.You spoke about killings and other crimes allegedly perpetrated by the APC, but the opposition has also been accusing the Accord members of unleashing violence on them……cut inLet them name their members who have been attacked, and let them bring charges against any of the Accord Party members arrested for any crime. We have Federal High Courts in Osun if they do not want to go to the state courts. Why are you taking people to Abuja without any charges? This is illegal. This is not the democracy we worked for. We fought for this Fourth Republic. These APC people are taking us back to the dark era.The police have been turned into an APC appendage. A notorious thug facing a murder charge in Osun is being escorted around the state by the police to take over garages. I have never seen this type of thing in my life. APC thugs are moving around with guns and other weapons in broad daylight, attacking and killing our people. We have video evidence. None of them has been arrested, despite lodging complaints with the police. We have written many petitions to the Inspector-General of Police and even the Commissioner of Police, but nothing has been done to bring these thugs to book. This is what we are facing.It will be difficult for some people to believe your claims because it has been a case of accusations and counter-accusations between the Accord Party and the APC. How do we believe who is telling the truth?It is not a matter of who is telling the truth. If the APC has any evidence, let them bring it out. The last time the Inspector-General of Police came to Osun and told the governor that he was informed that some suspects were hiding in the Government House, the governor told the police to come and search the Government House. Up till now, they have not produced a single suspect. The governor said even if his own son is involved in any criminal act, he should be arrested. It is not a matter of accusations or counter-accusations. We have been the ones accusing them and we have evidence to prove our claims. Everything is available; let the APC bring its evidence. Let the police charge the Accord Party members who have been arrested to court. They know they do not have any evidence to back it up. If they go to court, it is going to end in acquittal; it cannot stand the test of time. That is why they are afraid of charging these people to court. Let the public know the offence the arrested people committed.Related NewsOsun: Before algorithms, vices kidnap the pollsINEC extends candidate submission deadline to TuesdayOsun poll: APGA candidate steps down, backs OyebamijiPeople have been expressing concern that the tense political atmosphere may result in voter apathy. Do you agree with that?I don’t agree. The general electorate, not only Accord Party members, are willing to come out and vote. People are resolute. The pensioners, the workers, the artisans, everybody is ready to vote for Adeleke. They will come out en masse on August 15, no matter the intimidation.We are confident of victory. The APC is jittery. The APC is doing what it is doing because it is afraid of defeat. They know they are not popular, so they want to force themselves on the people of the state. We are winning this election.The APC has been clamping down on us. They arrested the Secretary to the State Government the last time and claimed that they found N4.3m and two voter cards in the house, an amount a Point of Sales operator could own. For crying out loud, when did our police become this petty? That is what we are facing in Osun. It is worrisome.I will urge the general electorate not to stay indoors on election day. They should come out and resist these tyrants. They should resist people who are punishing them daily. They should come out and resist people who are punishing them daily. How would a right-thinking person freeze the account of a state government? The money that should be used to pay workers and for the development of the state. The issue of local government is still there, and we have continued to manage it. Do they want to kill us? We are not at war. This is terrible.But Governor Adeleke has consistently declared support for President Bola Tinubu’s second term. What went wrong?I wouldn’t know what happened, but I think the man behind all these things is the former governor. He has been the one using federal institutions against us in Osun. The police have been turned into APC errand boys. Imagine the police escorting thugs to take over motor parks!How will you address President Bola Tinubu on the Osun matter?The President should be alive to his responsibilities. You cannot have the police under him doing all these things without being called to order. He receives security reports every day. I am aware that he knows everything that is going on in Osun. He should please save democracy. We are not saying that he should support us in the election; he should just allow a free and fair election. I believe he is a democrat. He should live up to that expectation. The only thing we are praying for is a free and fair election.People will like to understand why, as PDP chairman, you are supporting the Accord Party candidate. What is the connection?The connection is that in 2022, Adeleke contested under the PDP. He was in the party until there was a crisis in the PDP. When we knew that he could be disqualified by contesting under the PDP, I addressed a press conference and advised him to go and seek re-election under another political party, and he joined the Accord Party. Osun PDP does not have a governorship candidate, and the best thing for me to do is to give Adeleke 100 per cent support. The entire PDP structure in Osun is supporting Adeleke. He is a good governor. He has delivered on his promises. Why should we abandon him? That is my interest. I can tell you for free that Osun is being militarised. The Federal Government has clamped down on us and the Osun State Government. This did not start today; it started almost two years ago when the local government allocation was seized, depriving the people of their rights and impacting their welfare. You know what the local government allocation is being used for: the payment of teachers, health workers, traditional rulers and local government workers, including the maintenance of primary health care. Funds for these things were seized by the Federal Government. But the Ademola Adeleke administration has been trying, using the meagre resources available to make sure it covers all these areas that the seized LG funds should have been expended on.With the governorship election drawing nearer, the APC-led Federal Government has continued to descend heavily on us – Adeleke’s supporters and members of the Accord Party. Many Accord Party members have been killed, while over 40 members of the party are now in police custody in Abuja. They (Accord members) are arrested in Osun and driven to Abuja, where they are detained without any charges.The Accord Party House of Representatives candidate for Ijesa South Federal Constituency, Alaba Popoola, was arrested on July 25 and has since been in police custody without any charges against him. This is worse than the military era. We have never seen a government like this before in Nigeria. They want to ground the government. Adeleke’s first term ends on November 27, 2026, and by the grace of God, he is going to get a second term. Why treat him this way? This is the height of desperation; and to say it is undemocratic is the least.Do you think the government has not done anything wrong for the account to be frozen?What have we done wrong other than to align with our people to develop Osun beyond their expectations? These people were here for 12 years and they did nothing for the people. When we came, despite the seizure of the local government allocation, we have done so many things – roads, bridges, flyovers and schools. The University of Ilesa was made functional by the Ademola Adeleke administration. UNIOSUN has also been well funded and is now ranked among the best state universities in Nigeria. We have done all these things with just the available resources to run the government. Yet, the APC will not allow us to rest because they want to take over the government by force.You spoke about killings and other crimes allegedly perpetrated by the APC, but the opposition has also been accusing the Accord members of unleashing violence on them……cut inLet them name their members who have been attacked, and let them bring charges against any of the Accord Party members arrested for any crime. We have Federal High Courts in Osun if they do not want to go to the state courts. Why are you taking people to Abuja without any charges? This is illegal. This is not the democracy we worked for. We fought for this Fourth Republic. These APC people are taking us back to the dark era.The police have been turned into an APC appendage. A notorious thug facing a murder charge in Osun is being escorted around the state by the police to take over garages. I have never seen this type of thing in my life. APC thugs are moving around with guns and other weapons in broad daylight, attacking and killing our people. We have video evidence. None of them has been arrested, despite lodging complaints with the police. We have written many petitions to the Inspector-General of Police and even the Commissioner of Police, but nothing has been done to bring these thugs to book. This is what we are facing.It will be difficult for some people to believe your claims because it has been a case of accusations and counter-accusations between the Accord Party and the APC. How do we believe who is telling the truth?It is not a matter of who is telling the truth. If the APC has any evidence, let them bring it out. The last time the Inspector-General of Police came to Osun and told the governor that he was informed that some suspects were hiding in the Government House, the governor told the police to come and search the Government House. Up till now, they have not produced a single suspect. The governor said even if his own son is involved in any criminal act, he should be arrested. It is not a matter of accusations or counter-accusations. We have been the ones accusing them and we have evidence to prove our claims. Everything is available; let the APC bring its evidence. Let the police charge the Accord Party members who have been arrested to court. They know they do not have any evidence to back it up. If they go to court, it is going to end in acquittal; it cannot stand the test of time. That is why they are afraid of charging these people to court. Let the public know the offence the arrested people committed.Related NewsOsun: Before algorithms, vices kidnap the pollsINEC extends candidate submission deadline to TuesdayOsun poll: APGA candidate steps down, backs OyebamijiPeople have been expressing concern that the tense political atmosphere may result in voter apathy. Do you agree with that?I don’t agree. The general electorate, not only Accord Party members, are willing to come out and vote. People are resolute. The pensioners, the workers, the artisans, everybody is ready to vote for Adeleke. They will come out en masse on August 15, no matter the intimidation.We are confident of victory. The APC is jittery. The APC is doing what it is doing because it is afraid of defeat. They know they are not popular, so they want to force themselves on the people of the state. We are winning this election.The APC has been clamping down on us. They arrested the Secretary to the State Government the last time and claimed that they found N4.3m and two voter cards in the house, an amount a Point of Sales operator could own. For crying out loud, when did our police become this petty? That is what we are facing in Osun. It is worrisome.I will urge the general electorate not to stay indoors on election day. They should come out and resist these tyrants. They should resist people who are punishing them daily. They should come out and resist people who are punishing them daily. How would a right-thinking person freeze the account of a state government? The money that should be used to pay workers and for the development of the state. The issue of local government is still there, and we have continued to manage it. Do they want to kill us? We are not at war. This is terrible.But Governor Adeleke has consistently declared support for President Bola Tinubu’s second term. What went wrong?I wouldn’t know what happened, but I think the man behind all these things is the former governor. He has been the one using federal institutions against us in Osun. The police have been turned into APC errand boys. Imagine the police escorting thugs to take over motor parks!How will you address President Bola Tinubu on the Osun matter?The President should be alive to his responsibilities. You cannot have the police under him doing all these things without being called to order. He receives security reports every day. I am aware that he knows everything that is going on in Osun. He should please save democracy. We are not saying that he should support us in the election; he should just allow a free and fair election. I believe he is a democrat. He should live up to that expectation. The only thing we are praying for is a free and fair election.People will like to understand why, as PDP chairman, you are supporting the Accord Party candidate. What is the connection?The connection is that in 2022, Adeleke contested under the PDP. He was in the party until there was a crisis in the PDP. When we knew that he could be disqualified by contesting under the PDP, I addressed a press conference and advised him to go and seek re-election under another political party, and he joined the Accord Party. Osun PDP does not have a governorship candidate, and the best thing for me to do is to give Adeleke 100 per cent support. The entire PDP structure in Osun is supporting Adeleke. He is a good governor. He has delivered on his promises. Why should we abandon him? That is my interest. With the governorship election drawing nearer, the APC-led Federal Government has continued to descend heavily on us – Adeleke’s supporters and members of the Accord Party. Many Accord Party members have been killed, while over 40 members of the party are now in police custody in Abuja. They (Accord members) are arrested in Osun and driven to Abuja, where they are detained without any charges.The Accord Party House of Representatives candidate for Ijesa South Federal Constituency, Alaba Popoola, was arrested on July 25 and has since been in police custody without any charges against him. This is worse than the military era. We have never seen a government like this before in Nigeria. They want to ground the government. Adeleke’s first term ends on November 27, 2026, and by the grace of God, he is going to get a second term. Why treat him this way? This is the height of desperation; and to say it is undemocratic is the least.Do you think the government has not done anything wrong for the account to be frozen?What have we done wrong other than to align with our people to develop Osun beyond their expectations? These people were here for 12 years and they did nothing for the people. When we came, despite the seizure of the local government allocation, we have done so many things – roads, bridges, flyovers and schools. The University of Ilesa was made functional by the Ademola Adeleke administration. UNIOSUN has also been well funded and is now ranked among the best state universities in Nigeria. We have done all these things with just the available resources to run the government. Yet, the APC will not allow us to rest because they want to take over the government by force.You spoke about killings and other crimes allegedly perpetrated by the APC, but the opposition has also been accusing the Accord members of unleashing violence on them……cut inLet them name their members who have been attacked, and let them bring charges against any of the Accord Party members arrested for any crime. We have Federal High Courts in Osun if they do not want to go to the state courts. Why are you taking people to Abuja without any charges? This is illegal. This is not the democracy we worked for. We fought for this Fourth Republic. These APC people are taking us back to the dark era.The police have been turned into an APC appendage. A notorious thug facing a murder charge in Osun is being escorted around the state by the police to take over garages. I have never seen this type of thing in my life. APC thugs are moving around with guns and other weapons in broad daylight, attacking and killing our people. We have video evidence. None of them has been arrested, despite lodging complaints with the police. We have written many petitions to the Inspector-General of Police and even the Commissioner of Police, but nothing has been done to bring these thugs to book. This is what we are facing.It will be difficult for some people to believe your claims because it has been a case of accusations and counter-accusations between the Accord Party and the APC. How do we believe who is telling the truth?It is not a matter of who is telling the truth. If the APC has any evidence, let them bring it out. The last time the Inspector-General of Police came to Osun and told the governor that he was informed that some suspects were hiding in the Government House, the governor told the police to come and search the Government House. Up till now, they have not produced a single suspect. The governor said even if his own son is involved in any criminal act, he should be arrested. It is not a matter of accusations or counter-accusations. We have been the ones accusing them and we have evidence to prove our claims. Everything is available; let the APC bring its evidence. Let the police charge the Accord Party members who have been arrested to court. They know they do not have any evidence to back it up. If they go to court, it is going to end in acquittal; it cannot stand the test of time. That is why they are afraid of charging these people to court. Let the public know the offence the arrested people committed.Related NewsOsun: Before algorithms, vices kidnap the pollsINEC extends candidate submission deadline to TuesdayOsun poll: APGA candidate steps down, backs OyebamijiPeople have been expressing concern that the tense political atmosphere may result in voter apathy. Do you agree with that?I don’t agree. The general electorate, not only Accord Party members, are willing to come out and vote. People are resolute. The pensioners, the workers, the artisans, everybody is ready to vote for Adeleke. They will come out en masse on August 15, no matter the intimidation.We are confident of victory. The APC is jittery. The APC is doing what it is doing because it is afraid of defeat. They know they are not popular, so they want to force themselves on the people of the state. We are winning this election.The APC has been clamping down on us. They arrested the Secretary to the State Government the last time and claimed that they found N4.3m and two voter cards in the house, an amount a Point of Sales operator could own. For crying out loud, when did our police become this petty? That is what we are facing in Osun. It is worrisome.I will urge the general electorate not to stay indoors on election day. They should come out and resist these tyrants. They should resist people who are punishing them daily. They should come out and resist people who are punishing them daily. How would a right-thinking person freeze the account of a state government? The money that should be used to pay workers and for the development of the state. The issue of local government is still there, and we have continued to manage it. Do they want to kill us? We are not at war. This is terrible.But Governor Adeleke has consistently declared support for President Bola Tinubu’s second term. What went wrong?I wouldn’t know what happened, but I think the man behind all these things is the former governor. He has been the one using federal institutions against us in Osun. The police have been turned into APC errand boys. Imagine the police escorting thugs to take over motor parks!How will you address President Bola Tinubu on the Osun matter?The President should be alive to his responsibilities. You cannot have the police under him doing all these things without being called to order. He receives security reports every day. I am aware that he knows everything that is going on in Osun. He should please save democracy. We are not saying that he should support us in the election; he should just allow a free and fair election. I believe he is a democrat. He should live up to that expectation. The only thing we are praying for is a free and fair election.People will like to understand why, as PDP chairman, you are supporting the Accord Party candidate. What is the connection?The connection is that in 2022, Adeleke contested under the PDP. He was in the party until there was a crisis in the PDP. When we knew that he could be disqualified by contesting under the PDP, I addressed a press conference and advised him to go and seek re-election under another political party, and he joined the Accord Party. Osun PDP does not have a governorship candidate, and the best thing for me to do is to give Adeleke 100 per cent support. The entire PDP structure in Osun is supporting Adeleke. He is a good governor. He has delivered on his promises. Why should we abandon him? That is my interest. The Accord Party House of Representatives candidate for Ijesa South Federal Constituency, Alaba Popoola, was arrested on July 25 and has since been in police custody without any charges against him. This is worse than the military era. We have never seen a government like this before in Nigeria. They want to ground the government. Adeleke’s first term ends on November 27, 2026, and by the grace of God, he is going to get a second term. Why treat him this way? This is the height of desperation; and to say it is undemocratic is the least.Do you think the government has not done anything wrong for the account to be frozen?What have we done wrong other than to align with our people to develop Osun beyond their expectations? These people were here for 12 years and they did nothing for the people. When we came, despite the seizure of the local government allocation, we have done so many things – roads, bridges, flyovers and schools. The University of Ilesa was made functional by the Ademola Adeleke administration. UNIOSUN has also been well funded and is now ranked among the best state universities in Nigeria. We have done all these things with just the available resources to run the government. Yet, the APC will not allow us to rest because they want to take over the government by force.You spoke about killings and other crimes allegedly perpetrated by the APC, but the opposition has also been accusing the Accord members of unleashing violence on them……cut inLet them name their members who have been attacked, and let them bring charges against any of the Accord Party members arrested for any crime. We have Federal High Courts in Osun if they do not want to go to the state courts. Why are you taking people to Abuja without any charges? This is illegal. This is not the democracy we worked for. We fought for this Fourth Republic. These APC people are taking us back to the dark era.The police have been turned into an APC appendage. A notorious thug facing a murder charge in Osun is being escorted around the state by the police to take over garages. I have never seen this type of thing in my life. APC thugs are moving around with guns and other weapons in broad daylight, attacking and killing our people. We have video evidence. None of them has been arrested, despite lodging complaints with the police. We have written many petitions to the Inspector-General of Police and even the Commissioner of Police, but nothing has been done to bring these thugs to book. This is what we are facing.It will be difficult for some people to believe your claims because it has been a case of accusations and counter-accusations between the Accord Party and the APC. How do we believe who is telling the truth?It is not a matter of who is telling the truth. If the APC has any evidence, let them bring it out. The last time the Inspector-General of Police came to Osun and told the governor that he was informed that some suspects were hiding in the Government House, the governor told the police to come and search the Government House. Up till now, they have not produced a single suspect. The governor said even if his own son is involved in any criminal act, he should be arrested. It is not a matter of accusations or counter-accusations. We have been the ones accusing them and we have evidence to prove our claims. Everything is available; let the APC bring its evidence. Let the police charge the Accord Party members who have been arrested to court. They know they do not have any evidence to back it up. If they go to court, it is going to end in acquittal; it cannot stand the test of time. That is why they are afraid of charging these people to court. Let the public know the offence the arrested people committed.Related NewsOsun: Before algorithms, vices kidnap the pollsINEC extends candidate submission deadline to TuesdayOsun poll: APGA candidate steps down, backs OyebamijiPeople have been expressing concern that the tense political atmosphere may result in voter apathy. Do you agree with that?I don’t agree. The general electorate, not only Accord Party members, are willing to come out and vote. People are resolute. The pensioners, the workers, the artisans, everybody is ready to vote for Adeleke. They will come out en masse on August 15, no matter the intimidation.We are confident of victory. The APC is jittery. The APC is doing what it is doing because it is afraid of defeat. They know they are not popular, so they want to force themselves on the people of the state. We are winning this election.The APC has been clamping down on us. They arrested the Secretary to the State Government the last time and claimed that they found N4.3m and two voter cards in the house, an amount a Point of Sales operator could own. For crying out loud, when did our police become this petty? That is what we are facing in Osun. It is worrisome.I will urge the general electorate not to stay indoors on election day. They should come out and resist these tyrants. They should resist people who are punishing them daily. They should come out and resist people who are punishing them daily. How would a right-thinking person freeze the account of a state government? The money that should be used to pay workers and for the development of the state. The issue of local government is still there, and we have continued to manage it. Do they want to kill us? We are not at war. This is terrible.But Governor Adeleke has consistently declared support for President Bola Tinubu’s second term. What went wrong?I wouldn’t know what happened, but I think the man behind all these things is the former governor. He has been the one using federal institutions against us in Osun. The police have been turned into APC errand boys. Imagine the police escorting thugs to take over motor parks!How will you address President Bola Tinubu on the Osun matter?The President should be alive to his responsibilities. You cannot have the police under him doing all these things without being called to order. He receives security reports every day. I am aware that he knows everything that is going on in Osun. He should please save democracy. We are not saying that he should support us in the election; he should just allow a free and fair election. I believe he is a democrat. He should live up to that expectation. The only thing we are praying for is a free and fair election.People will like to understand why, as PDP chairman, you are supporting the Accord Party candidate. What is the connection?The connection is that in 2022, Adeleke contested under the PDP. He was in the party until there was a crisis in the PDP. When we knew that he could be disqualified by contesting under the PDP, I addressed a press conference and advised him to go and seek re-election under another political party, and he joined the Accord Party. Osun PDP does not have a governorship candidate, and the best thing for me to do is to give Adeleke 100 per cent support. The entire PDP structure in Osun is supporting Adeleke. He is a good governor. He has delivered on his promises. Why should we abandon him? That is my interest. Do you think the government has not done anything wrong for the account to be frozen?What have we done wrong other than to align with our people to develop Osun beyond their expectations? These people were here for 12 years and they did nothing for the people. When we came, despite the seizure of the local government allocation, we have done so many things – roads, bridges, flyovers and schools. The University of Ilesa was made functional by the Ademola Adeleke administration. UNIOSUN has also been well funded and is now ranked among the best state universities in Nigeria. We have done all these things with just the available resources to run the government. Yet, the APC will not allow us to rest because they want to take over the government by force.You spoke about killings and other crimes allegedly perpetrated by the APC, but the opposition has also been accusing the Accord members of unleashing violence on them……cut inLet them name their members who have been attacked, and let them bring charges against any of the Accord Party members arrested for any crime. We have Federal High Courts in Osun if they do not want to go to the state courts. Why are you taking people to Abuja without any charges? This is illegal. This is not the democracy we worked for. We fought for this Fourth Republic. These APC people are taking us back to the dark era.The police have been turned into an APC appendage. A notorious thug facing a murder charge in Osun is being escorted around the state by the police to take over garages. I have never seen this type of thing in my life. APC thugs are moving around with guns and other weapons in broad daylight, attacking and killing our people. We have video evidence. None of them has been arrested, despite lodging complaints with the police. We have written many petitions to the Inspector-General of Police and even the Commissioner of Police, but nothing has been done to bring these thugs to book. This is what we are facing.It will be difficult for some people to believe your claims because it has been a case of accusations and counter-accusations between the Accord Party and the APC. How do we believe who is telling the truth?It is not a matter of who is telling the truth. If the APC has any evidence, let them bring it out. The last time the Inspector-General of Police came to Osun and told the governor that he was informed that some suspects were hiding in the Government House, the governor told the police to come and search the Government House. Up till now, they have not produced a single suspect. The governor said even if his own son is involved in any criminal act, he should be arrested. It is not a matter of accusations or counter-accusations. We have been the ones accusing them and we have evidence to prove our claims. Everything is available; let the APC bring its evidence. Let the police charge the Accord Party members who have been arrested to court. They know they do not have any evidence to back it up. If they go to court, it is going to end in acquittal; it cannot stand the test of time. That is why they are afraid of charging these people to court. Let the public know the offence the arrested people committed.Related NewsOsun: Before algorithms, vices kidnap the pollsINEC extends candidate submission deadline to TuesdayOsun poll: APGA candidate steps down, backs OyebamijiPeople have been expressing concern that the tense political atmosphere may result in voter apathy. Do you agree with that?I don’t agree. The general electorate, not only Accord Party members, are willing to come out and vote. People are resolute. The pensioners, the workers, the artisans, everybody is ready to vote for Adeleke. They will come out en masse on August 15, no matter the intimidation.We are confident of victory. The APC is jittery. The APC is doing what it is doing because it is afraid of defeat. They know they are not popular, so they want to force themselves on the people of the state. We are winning this election.The APC has been clamping down on us. They arrested the Secretary to the State Government the last time and claimed that they found N4.3m and two voter cards in the house, an amount a Point of Sales operator could own. For crying out loud, when did our police become this petty? That is what we are facing in Osun. It is worrisome.I will urge the general electorate not to stay indoors on election day. They should come out and resist these tyrants. They should resist people who are punishing them daily. They should come out and resist people who are punishing them daily. How would a right-thinking person freeze the account of a state government? The money that should be used to pay workers and for the development of the state. The issue of local government is still there, and we have continued to manage it. Do they want to kill us? We are not at war. This is terrible.But Governor Adeleke has consistently declared support for President Bola Tinubu’s second term. What went wrong?I wouldn’t know what happened, but I think the man behind all these things is the former governor. He has been the one using federal institutions against us in Osun. The police have been turned into APC errand boys. Imagine the police escorting thugs to take over motor parks!How will you address President Bola Tinubu on the Osun matter?The President should be alive to his responsibilities. You cannot have the police under him doing all these things without being called to order. He receives security reports every day. I am aware that he knows everything that is going on in Osun. He should please save democracy. We are not saying that he should support us in the election; he should just allow a free and fair election. I believe he is a democrat. He should live up to that expectation. The only thing we are praying for is a free and fair election.People will like to understand why, as PDP chairman, you are supporting the Accord Party candidate. What is the connection?The connection is that in 2022, Adeleke contested under the PDP. He was in the party until there was a crisis in the PDP. When we knew that he could be disqualified by contesting under the PDP, I addressed a press conference and advised him to go and seek re-election under another political party, and he joined the Accord Party. Osun PDP does not have a governorship candidate, and the best thing for me to do is to give Adeleke 100 per cent support. The entire PDP structure in Osun is supporting Adeleke. He is a good governor. He has delivered on his promises. Why should we abandon him? That is my interest. What have we done wrong other than to align with our people to develop Osun beyond their expectations? These people were here for 12 years and they did nothing for the people. When we came, despite the seizure of the local government allocation, we have done so many things – roads, bridges, flyovers and schools. The University of Ilesa was made functional by the Ademola Adeleke administration. UNIOSUN has also been well funded and is now ranked among the best state universities in Nigeria. We have done all these things with just the available resources to run the government. Yet, the APC will not allow us to rest because they want to take over the government by force.You spoke about killings and other crimes allegedly perpetrated by the APC, but the opposition has also been accusing the Accord members of unleashing violence on them……cut inLet them name their members who have been attacked, and let them bring charges against any of the Accord Party members arrested for any crime. We have Federal High Courts in Osun if they do not want to go to the state courts. Why are you taking people to Abuja without any charges? This is illegal. This is not the democracy we worked for. We fought for this Fourth Republic. These APC people are taking us back to the dark era.The police have been turned into an APC appendage. A notorious thug facing a murder charge in Osun is being escorted around the state by the police to take over garages. I have never seen this type of thing in my life. APC thugs are moving around with guns and other weapons in broad daylight, attacking and killing our people. We have video evidence. None of them has been arrested, despite lodging complaints with the police. We have written many petitions to the Inspector-General of Police and even the Commissioner of Police, but nothing has been done to bring these thugs to book. This is what we are facing.It will be difficult for some people to believe your claims because it has been a case of accusations and counter-accusations between the Accord Party and the APC. How do we believe who is telling the truth?It is not a matter of who is telling the truth. If the APC has any evidence, let them bring it out. The last time the Inspector-General of Police came to Osun and told the governor that he was informed that some suspects were hiding in the Government House, the governor told the police to come and search the Government House. Up till now, they have not produced a single suspect. The governor said even if his own son is involved in any criminal act, he should be arrested. It is not a matter of accusations or counter-accusations. We have been the ones accusing them and we have evidence to prove our claims. Everything is available; let the APC bring its evidence. Let the police charge the Accord Party members who have been arrested to court. They know they do not have any evidence to back it up. If they go to court, it is going to end in acquittal; it cannot stand the test of time. That is why they are afraid of charging these people to court. Let the public know the offence the arrested people committed.Related NewsOsun: Before algorithms, vices kidnap the pollsINEC extends candidate submission deadline to TuesdayOsun poll: APGA candidate steps down, backs OyebamijiPeople have been expressing concern that the tense political atmosphere may result in voter apathy. Do you agree with that?I don’t agree. The general electorate, not only Accord Party members, are willing to come out and vote. People are resolute. The pensioners, the workers, the artisans, everybody is ready to vote for Adeleke. They will come out en masse on August 15, no matter the intimidation.We are confident of victory. The APC is jittery. The APC is doing what it is doing because it is afraid of defeat. They know they are not popular, so they want to force themselves on the people of the state. We are winning this election.The APC has been clamping down on us. They arrested the Secretary to the State Government the last time and claimed that they found N4.3m and two voter cards in the house, an amount a Point of Sales operator could own. For crying out loud, when did our police become this petty? That is what we are facing in Osun. It is worrisome.I will urge the general electorate not to stay indoors on election day. They should come out and resist these tyrants. They should resist people who are punishing them daily. They should come out and resist people who are punishing them daily. How would a right-thinking person freeze the account of a state government? The money that should be used to pay workers and for the development of the state. The issue of local government is still there, and we have continued to manage it. Do they want to kill us? We are not at war. This is terrible.But Governor Adeleke has consistently declared support for President Bola Tinubu’s second term. What went wrong?I wouldn’t know what happened, but I think the man behind all these things is the former governor. He has been the one using federal institutions against us in Osun. The police have been turned into APC errand boys. Imagine the police escorting thugs to take over motor parks!How will you address President Bola Tinubu on the Osun matter?The President should be alive to his responsibilities. You cannot have the police under him doing all these things without being called to order. He receives security reports every day. I am aware that he knows everything that is going on in Osun. He should please save democracy. We are not saying that he should support us in the election; he should just allow a free and fair election. I believe he is a democrat. He should live up to that expectation. The only thing we are praying for is a free and fair election.People will like to understand why, as PDP chairman, you are supporting the Accord Party candidate. What is the connection?The connection is that in 2022, Adeleke contested under the PDP. He was in the party until there was a crisis in the PDP. When we knew that he could be disqualified by contesting under the PDP, I addressed a press conference and advised him to go and seek re-election under another political party, and he joined the Accord Party. Osun PDP does not have a governorship candidate, and the best thing for me to do is to give Adeleke 100 per cent support. The entire PDP structure in Osun is supporting Adeleke. He is a good governor. He has delivered on his promises. Why should we abandon him? That is my interest. You spoke about killings and other crimes allegedly perpetrated by the APC, but the opposition has also been accusing the Accord members of unleashing violence on them……cut inLet them name their members who have been attacked, and let them bring charges against any of the Accord Party members arrested for any crime. We have Federal High Courts in Osun if they do not want to go to the state courts. Why are you taking people to Abuja without any charges? This is illegal. This is not the democracy we worked for. We fought for this Fourth Republic. These APC people are taking us back to the dark era.The police have been turned into an APC appendage. A notorious thug facing a murder charge in Osun is being escorted around the state by the police to take over garages. I have never seen this type of thing in my life. APC thugs are moving around with guns and other weapons in broad daylight, attacking and killing our people. We have video evidence. None of them has been arrested, despite lodging complaints with the police. We have written many petitions to the Inspector-General of Police and even the Commissioner of Police, but nothing has been done to bring these thugs to book. This is what we are facing.It will be difficult for some people to believe your claims because it has been a case of accusations and counter-accusations between the Accord Party and the APC. How do we believe who is telling the truth?It is not a matter of who is telling the truth. If the APC has any evidence, let them bring it out. The last time the Inspector-General of Police came to Osun and told the governor that he was informed that some suspects were hiding in the Government House, the governor told the police to come and search the Government House. Up till now, they have not produced a single suspect. The governor said even if his own son is involved in any criminal act, he should be arrested. It is not a matter of accusations or counter-accusations. We have been the ones accusing them and we have evidence to prove our claims. Everything is available; let the APC bring its evidence. Let the police charge the Accord Party members who have been arrested to court. They know they do not have any evidence to back it up. If they go to court, it is going to end in acquittal; it cannot stand the test of time. That is why they are afraid of charging these people to court. Let the public know the offence the arrested people committed.Related NewsOsun: Before algorithms, vices kidnap the pollsINEC extends candidate submission deadline to TuesdayOsun poll: APGA candidate steps down, backs OyebamijiPeople have been expressing concern that the tense political atmosphere may result in voter apathy. Do you agree with that?I don’t agree. The general electorate, not only Accord Party members, are willing to come out and vote. People are resolute. The pensioners, the workers, the artisans, everybody is ready to vote for Adeleke. They will come out en masse on August 15, no matter the intimidation.We are confident of victory. The APC is jittery. The APC is doing what it is doing because it is afraid of defeat. They know they are not popular, so they want to force themselves on the people of the state. We are winning this election.The APC has been clamping down on us. They arrested the Secretary to the State Government the last time and claimed that they found N4.3m and two voter cards in the house, an amount a Point of Sales operator could own. For crying out loud, when did our police become this petty? That is what we are facing in Osun. It is worrisome.I will urge the general electorate not to stay indoors on election day. They should come out and resist these tyrants. They should resist people who are punishing them daily. They should come out and resist people who are punishing them daily. How would a right-thinking person freeze the account of a state government? The money that should be used to pay workers and for the development of the state. The issue of local government is still there, and we have continued to manage it. Do they want to kill us? We are not at war. This is terrible.But Governor Adeleke has consistently declared support for President Bola Tinubu’s second term. What went wrong?I wouldn’t know what happened, but I think the man behind all these things is the former governor. He has been the one using federal institutions against us in Osun. The police have been turned into APC errand boys. Imagine the police escorting thugs to take over motor parks!How will you address President Bola Tinubu on the Osun matter?The President should be alive to his responsibilities. You cannot have the police under him doing all these things without being called to order. He receives security reports every day. I am aware that he knows everything that is going on in Osun. He should please save democracy. We are not saying that he should support us in the election; he should just allow a free and fair election. I believe he is a democrat. He should live up to that expectation. The only thing we are praying for is a free and fair election.People will like to understand why, as PDP chairman, you are supporting the Accord Party candidate. What is the connection?The connection is that in 2022, Adeleke contested under the PDP. He was in the party until there was a crisis in the PDP. When we knew that he could be disqualified by contesting under the PDP, I addressed a press conference and advised him to go and seek re-election under another political party, and he joined the Accord Party. Osun PDP does not have a governorship candidate, and the best thing for me to do is to give Adeleke 100 per cent support. The entire PDP structure in Osun is supporting Adeleke. He is a good governor. He has delivered on his promises. Why should we abandon him? That is my interest. Let them name their members who have been attacked, and let them bring charges against any of the Accord Party members arrested for any crime. We have Federal High Courts in Osun if they do not want to go to the state courts. Why are you taking people to Abuja without any charges? This is illegal. This is not the democracy we worked for. We fought for this Fourth Republic. These APC people are taking us back to the dark era.The police have been turned into an APC appendage. A notorious thug facing a murder charge in Osun is being escorted around the state by the police to take over garages. I have never seen this type of thing in my life. APC thugs are moving around with guns and other weapons in broad daylight, attacking and killing our people. We have video evidence. None of them has been arrested, despite lodging complaints with the police. We have written many petitions to the Inspector-General of Police and even the Commissioner of Police, but nothing has been done to bring these thugs to book. This is what we are facing.It will be difficult for some people to believe your claims because it has been a case of accusations and counter-accusations between the Accord Party and the APC. How do we believe who is telling the truth?It is not a matter of who is telling the truth. If the APC has any evidence, let them bring it out. The last time the Inspector-General of Police came to Osun and told the governor that he was informed that some suspects were hiding in the Government House, the governor told the police to come and search the Government House. Up till now, they have not produced a single suspect. The governor said even if his own son is involved in any criminal act, he should be arrested. It is not a matter of accusations or counter-accusations. We have been the ones accusing them and we have evidence to prove our claims. Everything is available; let the APC bring its evidence. Let the police charge the Accord Party members who have been arrested to court. They know they do not have any evidence to back it up. If they go to court, it is going to end in acquittal; it cannot stand the test of time. That is why they are afraid of charging these people to court. Let the public know the offence the arrested people committed.Related NewsOsun: Before algorithms, vices kidnap the pollsINEC extends candidate submission deadline to TuesdayOsun poll: APGA candidate steps down, backs OyebamijiPeople have been expressing concern that the tense political atmosphere may result in voter apathy. Do you agree with that?I don’t agree. The general electorate, not only Accord Party members, are willing to come out and vote. People are resolute. The pensioners, the workers, the artisans, everybody is ready to vote for Adeleke. They will come out en masse on August 15, no matter the intimidation.We are confident of victory. The APC is jittery. The APC is doing what it is doing because it is afraid of defeat. They know they are not popular, so they want to force themselves on the people of the state. We are winning this election.The APC has been clamping down on us. They arrested the Secretary to the State Government the last time and claimed that they found N4.3m and two voter cards in the house, an amount a Point of Sales operator could own. For crying out loud, when did our police become this petty? That is what we are facing in Osun. It is worrisome.I will urge the general electorate not to stay indoors on election day. They should come out and resist these tyrants. They should resist people who are punishing them daily. They should come out and resist people who are punishing them daily. How would a right-thinking person freeze the account of a state government? The money that should be used to pay workers and for the development of the state. The issue of local government is still there, and we have continued to manage it. Do they want to kill us? We are not at war. This is terrible.But Governor Adeleke has consistently declared support for President Bola Tinubu’s second term. What went wrong?I wouldn’t know what happened, but I think the man behind all these things is the former governor. He has been the one using federal institutions against us in Osun. The police have been turned into APC errand boys. Imagine the police escorting thugs to take over motor parks!How will you address President Bola Tinubu on the Osun matter?The President should be alive to his responsibilities. You cannot have the police under him doing all these things without being called to order. He receives security reports every day. I am aware that he knows everything that is going on in Osun. He should please save democracy. We are not saying that he should support us in the election; he should just allow a free and fair election. I believe he is a democrat. He should live up to that expectation. The only thing we are praying for is a free and fair election.People will like to understand why, as PDP chairman, you are supporting the Accord Party candidate. What is the connection?The connection is that in 2022, Adeleke contested under the PDP. He was in the party until there was a crisis in the PDP. When we knew that he could be disqualified by contesting under the PDP, I addressed a press conference and advised him to go and seek re-election under another political party, and he joined the Accord Party. Osun PDP does not have a governorship candidate, and the best thing for me to do is to give Adeleke 100 per cent support. The entire PDP structure in Osun is supporting Adeleke. He is a good governor. He has delivered on his promises. Why should we abandon him? That is my interest. The police have been turned into an APC appendage. A notorious thug facing a murder charge in Osun is being escorted around the state by the police to take over garages. I have never seen this type of thing in my life. APC thugs are moving around with guns and other weapons in broad daylight, attacking and killing our people. We have video evidence. None of them has been arrested, despite lodging complaints with the police. We have written many petitions to the Inspector-General of Police and even the Commissioner of Police, but nothing has been done to bring these thugs to book. This is what we are facing.It will be difficult for some people to believe your claims because it has been a case of accusations and counter-accusations between the Accord Party and the APC. How do we believe who is telling the truth?It is not a matter of who is telling the truth. If the APC has any evidence, let them bring it out. The last time the Inspector-General of Police came to Osun and told the governor that he was informed that some suspects were hiding in the Government House, the governor told the police to come and search the Government House. Up till now, they have not produced a single suspect. The governor said even if his own son is involved in any criminal act, he should be arrested. It is not a matter of accusations or counter-accusations. We have been the ones accusing them and we have evidence to prove our claims. Everything is available; let the APC bring its evidence. Let the police charge the Accord Party members who have been arrested to court. They know they do not have any evidence to back it up. If they go to court, it is going to end in acquittal; it cannot stand the test of time. That is why they are afraid of charging these people to court. Let the public know the offence the arrested people committed.Related NewsOsun: Before algorithms, vices kidnap the pollsINEC extends candidate submission deadline to TuesdayOsun poll: APGA candidate steps down, backs OyebamijiPeople have been expressing concern that the tense political atmosphere may result in voter apathy. Do you agree with that?I don’t agree. The general electorate, not only Accord Party members, are willing to come out and vote. People are resolute. The pensioners, the workers, the artisans, everybody is ready to vote for Adeleke. They will come out en masse on August 15, no matter the intimidation.We are confident of victory. The APC is jittery. The APC is doing what it is doing because it is afraid of defeat. They know they are not popular, so they want to force themselves on the people of the state. We are winning this election.The APC has been clamping down on us. They arrested the Secretary to the State Government the last time and claimed that they found N4.3m and two voter cards in the house, an amount a Point of Sales operator could own. For crying out loud, when did our police become this petty? That is what we are facing in Osun. It is worrisome.I will urge the general electorate not to stay indoors on election day. They should come out and resist these tyrants. They should resist people who are punishing them daily. They should come out and resist people who are punishing them daily. How would a right-thinking person freeze the account of a state government? The money that should be used to pay workers and for the development of the state. The issue of local government is still there, and we have continued to manage it. Do they want to kill us? We are not at war. This is terrible.But Governor Adeleke has consistently declared support for President Bola Tinubu’s second term. What went wrong?I wouldn’t know what happened, but I think the man behind all these things is the former governor. He has been the one using federal institutions against us in Osun. The police have been turned into APC errand boys. Imagine the police escorting thugs to take over motor parks!How will you address President Bola Tinubu on the Osun matter?The President should be alive to his responsibilities. You cannot have the police under him doing all these things without being called to order. He receives security reports every day. I am aware that he knows everything that is going on in Osun. He should please save democracy. We are not saying that he should support us in the election; he should just allow a free and fair election. I believe he is a democrat. He should live up to that expectation. The only thing we are praying for is a free and fair election.People will like to understand why, as PDP chairman, you are supporting the Accord Party candidate. What is the connection?The connection is that in 2022, Adeleke contested under the PDP. He was in the party until there was a crisis in the PDP. When we knew that he could be disqualified by contesting under the PDP, I addressed a press conference and advised him to go and seek re-election under another political party, and he joined the Accord Party. Osun PDP does not have a governorship candidate, and the best thing for me to do is to give Adeleke 100 per cent support. The entire PDP structure in Osun is supporting Adeleke. He is a good governor. He has delivered on his promises. Why should we abandon him? That is my interest. It will be difficult for some people to believe your claims because it has been a case of accusations and counter-accusations between the Accord Party and the APC. How do we believe who is telling the truth?It is not a matter of who is telling the truth. If the APC has any evidence, let them bring it out. The last time the Inspector-General of Police came to Osun and told the governor that he was informed that some suspects were hiding in the Government House, the governor told the police to come and search the Government House. Up till now, they have not produced a single suspect. The governor said even if his own son is involved in any criminal act, he should be arrested. It is not a matter of accusations or counter-accusations. We have been the ones accusing them and we have evidence to prove our claims. Everything is available; let the APC bring its evidence. Let the police charge the Accord Party members who have been arrested to court. They know they do not have any evidence to back it up. If they go to court, it is going to end in acquittal; it cannot stand the test of time. That is why they are afraid of charging these people to court. Let the public know the offence the arrested people committed.Related NewsOsun: Before algorithms, vices kidnap the pollsINEC extends candidate submission deadline to TuesdayOsun poll: APGA candidate steps down, backs OyebamijiPeople have been expressing concern that the tense political atmosphere may result in voter apathy. Do you agree with that?I don’t agree. The general electorate, not only Accord Party members, are willing to come out and vote. People are resolute. The pensioners, the workers, the artisans, everybody is ready to vote for Adeleke. They will come out en masse on August 15, no matter the intimidation.We are confident of victory. The APC is jittery. The APC is doing what it is doing because it is afraid of defeat. They know they are not popular, so they want to force themselves on the people of the state. We are winning this election.The APC has been clamping down on us. They arrested the Secretary to the State Government the last time and claimed that they found N4.3m and two voter cards in the house, an amount a Point of Sales operator could own. For crying out loud, when did our police become this petty? That is what we are facing in Osun. It is worrisome.I will urge the general electorate not to stay indoors on election day. They should come out and resist these tyrants. They should resist people who are punishing them daily. They should come out and resist people who are punishing them daily. How would a right-thinking person freeze the account of a state government? The money that should be used to pay workers and for the development of the state. The issue of local government is still there, and we have continued to manage it. Do they want to kill us? We are not at war. This is terrible.But Governor Adeleke has consistently declared support for President Bola Tinubu’s second term. What went wrong?I wouldn’t know what happened, but I think the man behind all these things is the former governor. He has been the one using federal institutions against us in Osun. The police have been turned into APC errand boys. Imagine the police escorting thugs to take over motor parks!How will you address President Bola Tinubu on the Osun matter?The President should be alive to his responsibilities. You cannot have the police under him doing all these things without being called to order. He receives security reports every day. I am aware that he knows everything that is going on in Osun. He should please save democracy. We are not saying that he should support us in the election; he should just allow a free and fair election. I believe he is a democrat. He should live up to that expectation. The only thing we are praying for is a free and fair election.People will like to understand why, as PDP chairman, you are supporting the Accord Party candidate. What is the connection?The connection is that in 2022, Adeleke contested under the PDP. He was in the party until there was a crisis in the PDP. When we knew that he could be disqualified by contesting under the PDP, I addressed a press conference and advised him to go and seek re-election under another political party, and he joined the Accord Party. Osun PDP does not have a governorship candidate, and the best thing for me to do is to give Adeleke 100 per cent support. The entire PDP structure in Osun is supporting Adeleke. He is a good governor. He has delivered on his promises. Why should we abandon him? That is my interest. It is not a matter of who is telling the truth. If the APC has any evidence, let them bring it out. The last time the Inspector-General of Police came to Osun and told the governor that he was informed that some suspects were hiding in the Government House, the governor told the police to come and search the Government House. Up till now, they have not produced a single suspect. The governor said even if his own son is involved in any criminal act, he should be arrested. It is not a matter of accusations or counter-accusations. We have been the ones accusing them and we have evidence to prove our claims. Everything is available; let the APC bring its evidence. Let the police charge the Accord Party members who have been arrested to court. They know they do not have any evidence to back it up. If they go to court, it is going to end in acquittal; it cannot stand the test of time. That is why they are afraid of charging these people to court. Let the public know the offence the arrested people committed.Related NewsOsun: Before algorithms, vices kidnap the pollsINEC extends candidate submission deadline to TuesdayOsun poll: APGA candidate steps down, backs OyebamijiPeople have been expressing concern that the tense political atmosphere may result in voter apathy. Do you agree with that?I don’t agree. The general electorate, not only Accord Party members, are willing to come out and vote. People are resolute. The pensioners, the workers, the artisans, everybody is ready to vote for Adeleke. They will come out en masse on August 15, no matter the intimidation.We are confident of victory. The APC is jittery. The APC is doing what it is doing because it is afraid of defeat. They know they are not popular, so they want to force themselves on the people of the state. We are winning this election.The APC has been clamping down on us. They arrested the Secretary to the State Government the last time and claimed that they found N4.3m and two voter cards in the house, an amount a Point of Sales operator could own. For crying out loud, when did our police become this petty? That is what we are facing in Osun. It is worrisome.I will urge the general electorate not to stay indoors on election day. They should come out and resist these tyrants. They should resist people who are punishing them daily. They should come out and resist people who are punishing them daily. How would a right-thinking person freeze the account of a state government? The money that should be used to pay workers and for the development of the state. The issue of local government is still there, and we have continued to manage it. Do they want to kill us? We are not at war. This is terrible.But Governor Adeleke has consistently declared support for President Bola Tinubu’s second term. What went wrong?I wouldn’t know what happened, but I think the man behind all these things is the former governor. He has been the one using federal institutions against us in Osun. The police have been turned into APC errand boys. Imagine the police escorting thugs to take over motor parks!How will you address President Bola Tinubu on the Osun matter?The President should be alive to his responsibilities. You cannot have the police under him doing all these things without being called to order. He receives security reports every day. I am aware that he knows everything that is going on in Osun. He should please save democracy. We are not saying that he should support us in the election; he should just allow a free and fair election. I believe he is a democrat. He should live up to that expectation. The only thing we are praying for is a free and fair election.People will like to understand why, as PDP chairman, you are supporting the Accord Party candidate. What is the connection?The connection is that in 2022, Adeleke contested under the PDP. He was in the party until there was a crisis in the PDP. When we knew that he could be disqualified by contesting under the PDP, I addressed a press conference and advised him to go and seek re-election under another political party, and he joined the Accord Party. Osun PDP does not have a governorship candidate, and the best thing for me to do is to give Adeleke 100 per cent support. The entire PDP structure in Osun is supporting Adeleke. He is a good governor. He has delivered on his promises. Why should we abandon him? That is my interest. People have been expressing concern that the tense political atmosphere may result in voter apathy. Do you agree with that?I don’t agree. The general electorate, not only Accord Party members, are willing to come out and vote. People are resolute. The pensioners, the workers, the artisans, everybody is ready to vote for Adeleke. They will come out en masse on August 15, no matter the intimidation.We are confident of victory. The APC is jittery. The APC is doing what it is doing because it is afraid of defeat. They know they are not popular, so they want to force themselves on the people of the state. We are winning this election.The APC has been clamping down on us. They arrested the Secretary to the State Government the last time and claimed that they found N4.3m and two voter cards in the house, an amount a Point of Sales operator could own. For crying out loud, when did our police become this petty? That is what we are facing in Osun. It is worrisome.I will urge the general electorate not to stay indoors on election day. They should come out and resist these tyrants. They should resist people who are punishing them daily. They should come out and resist people who are punishing them daily. How would a right-thinking person freeze the account of a state government? The money that should be used to pay workers and for the development of the state. The issue of local government is still there, and we have continued to manage it. Do they want to kill us? We are not at war. This is terrible.But Governor Adeleke has consistently declared support for President Bola Tinubu’s second term. What went wrong?I wouldn’t know what happened, but I think the man behind all these things is the former governor. He has been the one using federal institutions against us in Osun. The police have been turned into APC errand boys. Imagine the police escorting thugs to take over motor parks!How will you address President Bola Tinubu on the Osun matter?The President should be alive to his responsibilities. You cannot have the police under him doing all these things without being called to order. He receives security reports every day. I am aware that he knows everything that is going on in Osun. He should please save democracy. We are not saying that he should support us in the election; he should just allow a free and fair election. I believe he is a democrat. He should live up to that expectation. The only thing we are praying for is a free and fair election.People will like to understand why, as PDP chairman, you are supporting the Accord Party candidate. What is the connection?The connection is that in 2022, Adeleke contested under the PDP. He was in the party until there was a crisis in the PDP. When we knew that he could be disqualified by contesting under the PDP, I addressed a press conference and advised him to go and seek re-election under another political party, and he joined the Accord Party. Osun PDP does not have a governorship candidate, and the best thing for me to do is to give Adeleke 100 per cent support. The entire PDP structure in Osun is supporting Adeleke. He is a good governor. He has delivered on his promises. Why should we abandon him? That is my interest. I don’t agree. The general electorate, not only Accord Party members, are willing to come out and vote. People are resolute. The pensioners, the workers, the artisans, everybody is ready to vote for Adeleke. They will come out en masse on August 15, no matter the intimidation.We are confident of victory. The APC is jittery. The APC is doing what it is doing because it is afraid of defeat. They know they are not popular, so they want to force themselves on the people of the state. We are winning this election.The APC has been clamping down on us. They arrested the Secretary to the State Government the last time and claimed that they found N4.3m and two voter cards in the house, an amount a Point of Sales operator could own. For crying out loud, when did our police become this petty? That is what we are facing in Osun. It is worrisome.I will urge the general electorate not to stay indoors on election day. They should come out and resist these tyrants. They should resist people who are punishing them daily. They should come out and resist people who are punishing them daily. How would a right-thinking person freeze the account of a state government? The money that should be used to pay workers and for the development of the state. The issue of local government is still there, and we have continued to manage it. Do they want to kill us? We are not at war. This is terrible.But Governor Adeleke has consistently declared support for President Bola Tinubu’s second term. What went wrong?I wouldn’t know what happened, but I think the man behind all these things is the former governor. He has been the one using federal institutions against us in Osun. The police have been turned into APC errand boys. Imagine the police escorting thugs to take over motor parks!How will you address President Bola Tinubu on the Osun matter?The President should be alive to his responsibilities. You cannot have the police under him doing all these things without being called to order. He receives security reports every day. I am aware that he knows everything that is going on in Osun. He should please save democracy. We are not saying that he should support us in the election; he should just allow a free and fair election. I believe he is a democrat. He should live up to that expectation. The only thing we are praying for is a free and fair election.People will like to understand why, as PDP chairman, you are supporting the Accord Party candidate. What is the connection?The connection is that in 2022, Adeleke contested under the PDP. He was in the party until there was a crisis in the PDP. When we knew that he could be disqualified by contesting under the PDP, I addressed a press conference and advised him to go and seek re-election under another political party, and he joined the Accord Party. Osun PDP does not have a governorship candidate, and the best thing for me to do is to give Adeleke 100 per cent support. The entire PDP structure in Osun is supporting Adeleke. He is a good governor. He has delivered on his promises. Why should we abandon him? That is my interest. We are confident of victory. The APC is jittery. The APC is doing what it is doing because it is afraid of defeat. They know they are not popular, so they want to force themselves on the people of the state. We are winning this election.The APC has been clamping down on us. They arrested the Secretary to the State Government the last time and claimed that they found N4.3m and two voter cards in the house, an amount a Point of Sales operator could own. For crying out loud, when did our police become this petty? That is what we are facing in Osun. It is worrisome.I will urge the general electorate not to stay indoors on election day. They should come out and resist these tyrants. They should resist people who are punishing them daily. They should come out and resist people who are punishing them daily. How would a right-thinking person freeze the account of a state government? The money that should be used to pay workers and for the development of the state. The issue of local government is still there, and we have continued to manage it. Do they want to kill us? We are not at war. This is terrible.But Governor Adeleke has consistently declared support for President Bola Tinubu’s second term. What went wrong?I wouldn’t know what happened, but I think the man behind all these things is the former governor. He has been the one using federal institutions against us in Osun. The police have been turned into APC errand boys. Imagine the police escorting thugs to take over motor parks!How will you address President Bola Tinubu on the Osun matter?The President should be alive to his responsibilities. You cannot have the police under him doing all these things without being called to order. He receives security reports every day. I am aware that he knows everything that is going on in Osun. He should please save democracy. We are not saying that he should support us in the election; he should just allow a free and fair election. I believe he is a democrat. He should live up to that expectation. The only thing we are praying for is a free and fair election.People will like to understand why, as PDP chairman, you are supporting the Accord Party candidate. What is the connection?The connection is that in 2022, Adeleke contested under the PDP. He was in the party until there was a crisis in the PDP. When we knew that he could be disqualified by contesting under the PDP, I addressed a press conference and advised him to go and seek re-election under another political party, and he joined the Accord Party. Osun PDP does not have a governorship candidate, and the best thing for me to do is to give Adeleke 100 per cent support. The entire PDP structure in Osun is supporting Adeleke. He is a good governor. He has delivered on his promises. Why should we abandon him? That is my interest. The APC has been clamping down on us. They arrested the Secretary to the State Government the last time and claimed that they found N4.3m and two voter cards in the house, an amount a Point of Sales operator could own. For crying out loud, when did our police become this petty? That is what we are facing in Osun. It is worrisome.I will urge the general electorate not to stay indoors on election day. They should come out and resist these tyrants. They should resist people who are punishing them daily. They should come out and resist people who are punishing them daily. How would a right-thinking person freeze the account of a state government? The money that should be used to pay workers and for the development of the state. The issue of local government is still there, and we have continued to manage it. Do they want to kill us? We are not at war. This is terrible.But Governor Adeleke has consistently declared support for President Bola Tinubu’s second term. What went wrong?I wouldn’t know what happened, but I think the man behind all these things is the former governor. He has been the one using federal institutions against us in Osun. The police have been turned into APC errand boys. Imagine the police escorting thugs to take over motor parks!How will you address President Bola Tinubu on the Osun matter?The President should be alive to his responsibilities. You cannot have the police under him doing all these things without being called to order. He receives security reports every day. I am aware that he knows everything that is going on in Osun. He should please save democracy. We are not saying that he should support us in the election; he should just allow a free and fair election. I believe he is a democrat. He should live up to that expectation. The only thing we are praying for is a free and fair election.People will like to understand why, as PDP chairman, you are supporting the Accord Party candidate. What is the connection?The connection is that in 2022, Adeleke contested under the PDP. He was in the party until there was a crisis in the PDP. When we knew that he could be disqualified by contesting under the PDP, I addressed a press conference and advised him to go and seek re-election under another political party, and he joined the Accord Party. Osun PDP does not have a governorship candidate, and the best thing for me to do is to give Adeleke 100 per cent support. The entire PDP structure in Osun is supporting Adeleke. He is a good governor. He has delivered on his promises. Why should we abandon him? That is my interest. I will urge the general electorate not to stay indoors on election day. They should come out and resist these tyrants. They should resist people who are punishing them daily. They should come out and resist people who are punishing them daily. How would a right-thinking person freeze the account of a state government? The money that should be used to pay workers and for the development of the state. The issue of local government is still there, and we have continued to manage it. Do they want to kill us? We are not at war. This is terrible.But Governor Adeleke has consistently declared support for President Bola Tinubu’s second term. What went wrong?I wouldn’t know what happened, but I think the man behind all these things is the former governor. He has been the one using federal institutions against us in Osun. The police have been turned into APC errand boys. Imagine the police escorting thugs to take over motor parks!How will you address President Bola Tinubu on the Osun matter?The President should be alive to his responsibilities. You cannot have the police under him doing all these things without being called to order. He receives security reports every day. I am aware that he knows everything that is going on in Osun. He should please save democracy. We are not saying that he should support us in the election; he should just allow a free and fair election. I believe he is a democrat. He should live up to that expectation. The only thing we are praying for is a free and fair election.People will like to understand why, as PDP chairman, you are supporting the Accord Party candidate. What is the connection?The connection is that in 2022, Adeleke contested under the PDP. He was in the party until there was a crisis in the PDP. When we knew that he could be disqualified by contesting under the PDP, I addressed a press conference and advised him to go and seek re-election under another political party, and he joined the Accord Party. Osun PDP does not have a governorship candidate, and the best thing for me to do is to give Adeleke 100 per cent support. The entire PDP structure in Osun is supporting Adeleke. He is a good governor. He has delivered on his promises. Why should we abandon him? That is my interest. But Governor Adeleke has consistently declared support for President Bola Tinubu’s second term. What went wrong?I wouldn’t know what happened, but I think the man behind all these things is the former governor. He has been the one using federal institutions against us in Osun. The police have been turned into APC errand boys. Imagine the police escorting thugs to take over motor parks!How will you address President Bola Tinubu on the Osun matter?The President should be alive to his responsibilities. You cannot have the police under him doing all these things without being called to order. He receives security reports every day. I am aware that he knows everything that is going on in Osun. He should please save democracy. We are not saying that he should support us in the election; he should just allow a free and fair election. I believe he is a democrat. He should live up to that expectation. The only thing we are praying for is a free and fair election.People will like to understand why, as PDP chairman, you are supporting the Accord Party candidate. What is the connection?The connection is that in 2022, Adeleke contested under the PDP. He was in the party until there was a crisis in the PDP. When we knew that he could be disqualified by contesting under the PDP, I addressed a press conference and advised him to go and seek re-election under another political party, and he joined the Accord Party. Osun PDP does not have a governorship candidate, and the best thing for me to do is to give Adeleke 100 per cent support. The entire PDP structure in Osun is supporting Adeleke. He is a good governor. He has delivered on his promises. Why should we abandon him? That is my interest. I wouldn’t know what happened, but I think the man behind all these things is the former governor. He has been the one using federal institutions against us in Osun. The police have been turned into APC errand boys. Imagine the police escorting thugs to take over motor parks!How will you address President Bola Tinubu on the Osun matter?The President should be alive to his responsibilities. You cannot have the police under him doing all these things without being called to order. He receives security reports every day. I am aware that he knows everything that is going on in Osun. He should please save democracy. We are not saying that he should support us in the election; he should just allow a free and fair election. I believe he is a democrat. He should live up to that expectation. The only thing we are praying for is a free and fair election.People will like to understand why, as PDP chairman, you are supporting the Accord Party candidate. What is the connection?The connection is that in 2022, Adeleke contested under the PDP. He was in the party until there was a crisis in the PDP. When we knew that he could be disqualified by contesting under the PDP, I addressed a press conference and advised him to go and seek re-election under another political party, and he joined the Accord Party. Osun PDP does not have a governorship candidate, and the best thing for me to do is to give Adeleke 100 per cent support. The entire PDP structure in Osun is supporting Adeleke. He is a good governor. He has delivered on his promises. Why should we abandon him? That is my interest. How will you address President Bola Tinubu on the Osun matter?The President should be alive to his responsibilities. You cannot have the police under him doing all these things without being called to order. He receives security reports every day. I am aware that he knows everything that is going on in Osun. He should please save democracy. We are not saying that he should support us in the election; he should just allow a free and fair election. I believe he is a democrat. He should live up to that expectation. The only thing we are praying for is a free and fair election.People will like to understand why, as PDP chairman, you are supporting the Accord Party candidate. What is the connection?The connection is that in 2022, Adeleke contested under the PDP. He was in the party until there was a crisis in the PDP. When we knew that he could be disqualified by contesting under the PDP, I addressed a press conference and advised him to go and seek re-election under another political party, and he joined the Accord Party. Osun PDP does not have a governorship candidate, and the best thing for me to do is to give Adeleke 100 per cent support. The entire PDP structure in Osun is supporting Adeleke. He is a good governor. He has delivered on his promises. Why should we abandon him? That is my interest. The President should be alive to his responsibilities. You cannot have the police under him doing all these things without being called to order. He receives security reports every day. I am aware that he knows everything that is going on in Osun. He should please save democracy. We are not saying that he should support us in the election; he should just allow a free and fair election. I believe he is a democrat. He should live up to that expectation. The only thing we are praying for is a free and fair election.People will like to understand why, as PDP chairman, you are supporting the Accord Party candidate. What is the connection?The connection is that in 2022, Adeleke contested under the PDP. He was in the party until there was a crisis in the PDP. When we knew that he could be disqualified by contesting under the PDP, I addressed a press conference and advised him to go and seek re-election under another political party, and he joined the Accord Party. Osun PDP does not have a governorship candidate, and the best thing for me to do is to give Adeleke 100 per cent support. The entire PDP structure in Osun is supporting Adeleke. He is a good governor. He has delivered on his promises. Why should we abandon him? That is my interest. People will like to understand why, as PDP chairman, you are supporting the Accord Party candidate. What is the connection?The connection is that in 2022, Adeleke contested under the PDP. He was in the party until there was a crisis in the PDP. When we knew that he could be disqualified by contesting under the PDP, I addressed a press conference and advised him to go and seek re-election under another political party, and he joined the Accord Party. Osun PDP does not have a governorship candidate, and the best thing for me to do is to give Adeleke 100 per cent support. The entire PDP structure in Osun is supporting Adeleke. He is a good governor. He has delivered on his promises. Why should we abandon him? That is my interest. The connection is that in 2022, Adeleke contested under the PDP. He was in the party until there was a crisis in the PDP. When we knew that he could be disqualified by contesting under the PDP, I addressed a press conference and advised him to go and seek re-election under another political party, and he joined the Accord Party. Osun PDP does not have a governorship candidate, and the best thing for me to do is to give Adeleke 100 per cent support. The entire PDP structure in Osun is supporting Adeleke. He is a good governor. He has delivered on his promises. Why should we abandon him? That is my interest.