The government said the ban was necessary due to the traffic snarl along the major roads and the danger it posed to people selling on roadsides.
Potential criminal implications of Ademola Adeleke’s academic record are a key prong of Gboyega Oyetola’s prayers before the election petitions tribunal in Osogbo.
Mr Oyetola and APC are plaintiffs in the suit challenging Mr Adeleke’s victory in the July 16 governorship election.
“He was an operational icon; intellectual to the core; a cerebral officer. Even in death, he remains my mentor and benefactor,” said Mr Arase.
The harshest criticism must be reserved for the presidential candidate whose arrogance has complicated the party’s problems and damaged its momentum.
Mr Buhari stated that the ex-police chief, during his tenure, did his best to ensure that the police performed its statutory responsibilities.
“The appropriate place for them to canvass for the restructuring of any party is Senator Ademola Adeleke’s Ede country home, whom they voted for with flaunted pride.”
Mr Oyetola said of his defeat: “It is a test of our resolve by God and we will continue to stand by him. Ours is God’s project and we shall not despair.”
The governor-elect said his administration would focus on increasing the state IGR through investments in the agriculture sector.
The All Progressives Congress, South Africa chapter, says the party has been taught a “big lesson” by the defeat it suffered in the just-concluded governorship election in Osun.
