Osun State All Progressives Congress, APC has accused Governor Ademola Adeleke of forceful withdrawal of all the official vehicles from the market women leaders (Iyalojas) in all the 30 local government council areas of the state and the Area Office, Modakeke.
The APC described the action as a deliberate one by the governor and his party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to frustrate the APC presidential campaign.
In a statement on Sunday, the Osun APC acting chairman, Tajudeen Lawal, alleged that Governor Adeleke ordered the withdrawal of the buses and sent some government officials including policemen to carryout the task.
Lawal explained, “the three official vehicles attached to the Office of the Iyaloja-General of Osun State, Alhaja Asindemade, were forcefully taken away from her Kolabalogun residence area of Osogbo on Friday with a team of government officials numbering fifteen comprising fully-armed police officers, thugs and state government officials.
“The vehicles were taken away from Asindemade’s house while the third one was toed from the mechanic’s workshop where it was undergoing repairs.
“In the process, a daughter of the Iyaloja-General was harrassed by the rampaging vehicle recovery team who seized her mobile phone under a spurious allegation that she was recording the activities of the unwanted visitors.
“It was unfortunate that the interim Governor Adeleke could be prioritizing adding to the hardship of the market women leaders by this time in the history of the nation. When has it become an offence for the market women leaders to associate freely with their choice of candidate under a democratic setting.”
Osun PDP has however dissociated itself from the market women association crisis in the state.
It pointed out that neither the State Governor nor its officials were involved in the alleged invasion of Alhaja Asindemade residence.
The State PDP Caretaker Chairman, Adekunle Akindele on Sunday, accused the APC of raising false alarm and issuing unfounded attacks on the state government.
“PDP is therefore of the people by the people. Our reach out to all strata of Osun society is a guarantee of forthcoming massive victory of the PDP later this month. We are therefore too busy with serving the people than to be involved in market union matters. APC should look for another lie. Our people are smarter,” he said.
