Netizens React As APC National Scribe Begs Tinubu To Declare State Of Emergency In Osun

Netizens have trooped to the social media page of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Secretary, who urged President Tinubu to declare a state of emergency in Osun over the local government crisis.

Recall that, on Tuesday, President Tinubu declared a State of Emergency in Rivers State for an initial period of six months.

Tinubu said: “In the circumstance, having soberly reflected on and evaluated the political situation in Rivers State and the Governor and Deputy Governor of Rivers State having failed to make a request to me as President to issue this proclamation as required by section 305(5) of the 1999 Constitution as amended, it has become inevitably compelling for me to invoke the provision of section 305 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 as amended, to declare a state of emergency in Rivers State with effect from today, 18th March, 2025 and I so do.

“By this declaration, the Governor of Rivers State, Mr Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Mrs Ngozi Odu and all elected members of the House of Assembly of Rivers State are hereby suspended for an initial period of six months.

Reacting to the President’s decision through the Sun Newspaper, Senator Ajibola Basiru urged President Tinubu to extend the decision to Osun, where the state government has grounded local government administration.

Ajibola noted that the President’s decision in Rivers has shown that he is not only a statesman but also very neutral in the crisis rocking the state.

In his appeals to President Tinubu to replicate the same decision in Osun, senator Basiru said: “We also want to use this opportunity to call on the Federal Government to also declare the same State of Emergency in Osun State.

“The government has grounded local government administration despite the Court of Appeal decision and the advice by the Attorney General,” he appealed

However, netizens have stormed the comments section of the APC scribe to express their views concerning the remarks.

See some of the reactions below;

@Ayoola Ibraheem Ose Allahisatti: “Kole wole, Arrogant man you can’t be anything in Osun gain, dullard man shame on you”

@Hezekiak Bamiji Oladele Hob: “And this one is even said to be in Hajj?”

@Alasi Abdulhafeez Alade: “Military will zoom overthrown the whole Nigeria and your eye will clear, continue your madness”

@David Olufunsho Fagbohungbe Good: “God bless you sir”

@Hon Quadri Abayomi Adelabu: “It’s very obvious you’re truly an enemy of this noble state, with this ordinary party primary election you can’t win it not to talk of elective post”

@Arakunrun TEJUMOLA Lateef Adesina: “If you all the Osun PDP like insult our own Leader SRJ till tomorrow he has said it, is better for you to comply with rule of law, instead of you go to Supreme Court you keep on rating insulting ppl on media and threaten their life, we are all born in Osun no one will go for each other, saying APC has been rejected in Osun what is percentage of ur vote in 2022 against APC so those that voted for APC then are not human being or what? Whenever APC lost the court case or election we will calm down and looking for way out but PDP they will turned it to another thing why can’t them emulate the spirit of sportmanship that politics is a game, even what happened in Osun State some weeks back called for it now, like 10 life was lost and some secured serious injuries in name “aniba onile dule” which house that not belong to all of us, let all of moderate amd fear Allah in all our doing bcos we will submit everything to Almighty Allah one day…….”

@Taofiq Ogunyomi: “BEFORE U BORROW SUCCESS FROM THE DEVIL CHECK THE INTEREST RATE.
SIR SIM FUBARA FAULTY TO ASK FOR THE INTEREST RATE BEFORE DEALING WITH WIKEFirstly concerning the Osun state matter…
1 Gov Ademola adeleke and Osun state house of assembly are in good terms,..
2 Gov Ademola adeleke has no godfather who’s going to dictate for him how to run his government..
3 Appeal court ruling that you’re talking about doesn’t support you in any way…
4 Any action can coming after supreme court verdict…
5 Here in Osun state both political and partisian are enjoying the dividend of democracy under the leadership of imole….
6 All your planned to truncating the peace of land has been failed…
Coming 2026 the said governor will be defeated all your almighty federal power before 3pm….
Alaafia fun ipinle Osun…”

@Fayao Saheed Opeyemi: “Oponu ni Man yii sha,So because of party politics, he’s calling for an economical standstill?
What should be the fate of poor Market women and men, What is happening in Osun state that warrants SOE.What an arrant nonsense!”

@Prince Adeniyi Lawal: “You are looking for someone to fall & you think you’re going to rise dey play!!! Brother basiru don’t waste your money u can never be a governor in this state”

@Ibraheem DE: “Highly disappointed in you sir. Everything shouldn’t be politics. Let humanity come first and i will implore you to text your political ability and street credibility and see how Osun People is cursing you..”

@Asimiyu Ridwan Temi: “I was so disappointed in you,the person that want contest for governor in 2026 ,Hhhhha oju gbamiti fun yin , don’t forget whatever you plant today ur generation will henrit”

@Adeolu Itanola: “Sir , He can’t declare state of emergency in Osun state because the scenario are different. Local government chairman is part of executive. Thinking The president will declare such things in Osun state is not possible and the Governor is very smart by his move to tell all the new elected chairman to stay off the local government offices”

@Adejumo Taiwo Samuel: “I don’t really know why so many Nigerian youths are so ignorant of the laws. Many don’t read at all. How did we get to this level? Haba! Ignorance of the Constitutional democracy is a Social malaise. So many educated illiterates on media parade nowadays. We should understand that the only way to prevent anarchy from escalation or to restore law and order and protect national assets is for the Commander in chief of The armed forces to apply relevant sections of the Constitution from time to time as the need arises. No alternatives!”