Politics
Osun APC Youth Wing Condemns Violence Arising From Tribunal Judgement
The Osun APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), Youths and Students Mobilisation Directorate, on Saturday condemned in totality and entirety the terror allegedly unleashed on the law abiding citizens of the state shortly after the Tribunal Judgement that sacked Senator Ademola Adeleke over the july 16, 2022 Governorship Election in the state.
In a statement by Hon Dayo Fasola, Chairman Media Committee of PCC Youths and Students Mobilisation Directorate which was jointly signed by Hon David Ayodele Asaolu, the PCC Youth Arm Chairman, Hon Demola Adeyeye the Secretary-General and Hon Samuel Ogungbemi Media Committee Secretary respectively; the group condemned the various attacks targeted at All Progressives Congress members.
The APC Youths while congratulating Adegboyega Oyetola on his victory at the Tribunal also advised the PDP to channel its case to appropriate authority instead of resolving to civil unrest.
According to the group, Oyetola’s victory at the tribunal is a well deserved one; as it has pointed to the fact that no matter how far lies have gone the truth shall one day conveniently overtake it.
Recall that Election Petition Tribunal had on Friday declared Gboyega Oyetola as the winner of the July 16, 2022 gubernatorial election and ordered the withdrawal of the certificate of return as Governor issued to Senator Ademola Adeleke by the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC.
However ,there has been aggregate and pockets of violence that have trailed the Tribunal judgement as PDP members in Osogbo, Ikire, Ilesa and Ede have been staging protests across the State .
Reacting ,the APC group appealed to the PDP to approach the courts if aggrieved instead of taking laws into their hands; killing and maiming innocent citizens. They mentioned that three people have been confirmed killed with properties worth millions of Naira damaged.
According to the statement, anybody who is aggrieved should go to court and not resolving to threat to public peace .
“Presidential Election is close and we don’t want anything that will heat up the polity. Judgment has been delivered, parties who are not satisfy should please go back to court to air their grievances ‘.
” There is room for appeal ,so there should not be any form of crisis arising from the judgement because Tribunal is not the final arbiter “.