Osun guber appeal: Adeleke’s life in danger, alerts PDP

…Demands immediate release of Adeleke’s school principal

Tunde Opalana, Abuja

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alerted the nation that the life of its Osun State governorship candidate, Senator Ademola Adeleke is in danger.

The party alleged that certain desperate elements of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who are unsettled about the legal process by Adeleke to retrieve his governorship mandate, are now viciously plotting to use all means to put him out of circulation.

According to PDP national publicity secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, the party’s suspicion followed series of unrelenting attacks, threats and the desperation now being exhibited by the APC.

Addressing a press briefing in Abuja on Thursday, he said the party has become apprehensive that there are plots to silence Senator Adeleke as a way to terminate his efforts to retrieve his governorship mandate in the court.

Part of the plot, he said, ” is to frame and arrest the Principal of his school, Ede Muslim High School, Ede, Mr. Kadili Adejare Abass, on trump-up charges that Senator Adeleke’s School testimonial was forged with the aim of using such fabrication as a basis to smear and clamp down on Senator Adeleke”.

The PDP recalled that it had earlier alerted the public that “having failed in their project to brand Senator Adeleke’s WAEC Certificate as fake, APC leaders, particularly those operating from Lagos were weaving a new fabrication that Senator Adeleke’s School Testimonial was “forged”.

The party said it had also informed the public of how a former commissioner in Osun State was used by the APC leaders to reach and compromise certain top police officers to use the fabrications to arrest and embarrass Senator Adeleke and the Principal of his School, Ede Muslim High School even when they have not committed any crime.

“Yesterday, April 24, 2019 the Nigerian police in collaboration with the APC arrested Mr. Abass, the Principal of the Ede Muslim High School, Ede as well as the wife of the school’s Registrar, Mrs. Rofiyat Oladepo and her nine months old baby.

“Information available to the PDP shows that AIG Adeleye Oyebade of Zone II, Oshogbo, ordered the arrest of the innocent Principal of the school and the Registrar.

“When the Registrar, Mr. Kabir Oladipo could not be reached as he is undergoing treatment for legs and arms injuries he sustained in a motor accident, AIG Oyebade allegedly ordered one ASP Faliyu to arrest the wife, Mrs. Rofiyatu Oladepo, with her 9 months old baby.

Both the innocent mother and her baby were dumped at the Zone II Police headquarters, Osogbo.

“The PDP has also been informed of how AIG Oyebade allegedly told those who went to visit the detainees last night that they are continuing the criminal aspect of the Civil action commenced by the APC, which is still in court.

“The PDP holds that it is most unfortunate that the Nigeria Police will allow certain elements within its ranks to yield themselves as tools in the hands of the oppressive APC in their desperation to thwart the mandate of the people of Osun State, which they freely gave to Senator Ademola Adeleke.

“It is clear that there is no way a school principal, who duly signed and issued a school testimonial under his own hand and position, can be said to have “forged” the same testimonial.

“Moreso, the school register as well as the WAEC result and certificate eminently show that Senator Adeleke attended the school, sat for WAEC examination and obtained the certificate, which has been validated even by a court of competent jurisdiction, thus also authenticating the school testimonial”, said Ologbondiyan.

The PDP therefore called on the Inspector General of Police, Adamu Mohammed, to call his men to order on issues related to Senator Adeleke’s determination to retrieve his governorship mandate, which was stolen by the APC.

It further urges the IGP to order the immediate release of the innocent School Principal, the wife of the school registrar and her baby, while the party counseled the APC and their allies to end their schemes against Senator Adeleke, as they will all come to naught in the face of justice and the will of the people Osun State.

The PDP called on Nigerians to hold the APC and their agents responsible should Senator Adeleke becomes a victim of any harm or sudden disappearance.