A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to prevail on Governor Ademola Adeleke not to go ahead with the conduct of the Saturday’s local government election.

Mr Oyintiloye, a former lawmaker, made the appeal during an interview with journalists on Thursday in Osogbo.

The APC chieftain said that since there was no vacuum at the council level in the state, conducting local government election would be an aberration.

Mr Oyintiloye, a member of defunct APC Presidential Campaign Council(PCC), said the intervention of the President was necessary due to the possible outbreak of violence that the conduct of the election might cause in the state.

He said that rather than conducting the election, the state government should approach the Supreme Court, if not satisfied with the Court of Appeal judgment.

Mr Oyintiloye said that the six lives that were reportedly lost at different council areas in the state on Monday and scores injured, was enough reason for not conducting the election.

The APC chieftain said that the state government should not put the lives of residents in danger in the name of politics.

He, however, commended the quick and responsive intervention of security agencies in restoring peace to the state.

Mr Oyintiloye said, “I want to appeal to the President to prevail on Governor Adeleke not to go ahead with the election for security reason. All we want in the state is peace, and anything that can jeopardise the peaceful atmosphere should be avoided. Presently, there is no vacuum in all the 30 council areas in the state due to the Court of Appeal judgment that reinstated the APC chairmen and councillors. Governor Adeleke must protect tenets of democracy and have a respect for the rule of law that brought him to power. Since it is the constitutional responsibility of any government to protect lives and property, the state government should shun what can lead to bloodshed. President Bola Tinubu should prevail on Adeleke and make him see reasons why the election can not be held.”

The former lawmaker said that members of the APC in the state would continue to embrace peace and support every constitutional arrangement for the protection of lives and property in the state.

The APC chieftain who condoled with the families that lost their loved one during the crisis, advised the residents to continue to be law-abiding. 

The state LG election is scheduled for Saturday. 

(NAN)