Governor Adeleke Accuses Oyetola Of Orchestrating Chaos Using DSS, Police In Osun, Calls On Tinubu To Intervene

Osogbo, Osun State– Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has accused the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola, of plotting to create unrest in the state by allegedly using security agencies to enforce an illegal takeover of local government offices.

In a statement on Sunday, Adeleke called on President Bola Tinubu and the public to intervene, warning that Oyetola, a former governor of the state, is collaborating with the Osun State Commissioner of Police, the Director of the Department of State Services (DSS), and the Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to carry out the plan.

“I know Mr. President to be a true democrat, a believer in the rule of law, and someone who would never support actions capable of causing chaos and bloodshed,” Adeleke said.

“However, I regret to inform the public that Oyetola has finalised arrangements to instigate violence in Osun State starting Monday.”

The governor alleged that Oyetola, who is Tinubu’s nephew, is leveraging his influence to pressure security agencies into reinstating sacked local government chairmen despite a subsisting court judgment.

Adeleke clarified that the dismissed chairmen were removed by court rulings before his administration began and not through an executive order from his office.

He cited two Federal High Court judgments in Osogbo—one filed by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and another by the Action People’s Party (APP)—both of which nullified the 2022 Osun local government elections.

While an appeal by the All Progressives Congress (APC) against the PDP case was partially successful, Adeleke emphasized that the judgment did not include a consequential order for reinstatement. The APC’s appeal against the APP ruling, which also sacked the council chairmen, was dismissed, meaning the decision remains in effect.

“The only legal recourse available to the APC is to appeal the APP judgment at the Supreme Court. Any attempt to enforce an illegality through security agencies is a dangerous abuse of power,” Adeleke warned.

He urged Tinubu to step in to prevent a potential crisis, reiterating that “the rule of law must prevail over political manipulations.”

According to the statement, “We call on legal luminaries and the Nigerian Bar Association  to fact check our claims by reading and interpreting the judgments. Even a layman can comprehend the meaning except those with an agenda to destroy the peace and progress of Osun state.

“In a democratic society governed by the rule of  law, we all must submit to the law. If we are dissatisfied with the outcome of a court process, we can appeal to the next court to end at the Supreme Court. If you are not sure of the meaning and intent of a court judgment, the system expects you to apply for interpretation again through the court system.

The Governor Said that it is illegal, unconstitutional, and anti-democratic for Oyetola to take the law into his own hands.

He said for a serving minister, the person of Mr Gboyega Oyetola to lead the charge to violate the constitution and foment violence over a judicial process is not only shameful but is sadism and treason taken too far.

“We have it on good authority that  Mr Gboyega Oyetola  has instructed the Osun state Commissioner of Police,  the state Director of the DSS and the state Commandant of civil defence corps to mobilise security operatives from within Osun to effect the non existent judgement by forcefully taking over the local governments on Monday.

Adeleke alleged that Mr Oyetola and the police boss have been holding a series of meetings on how to effect the illegal operations.

“We affirm that Mr Gboyega Oyetola has no constitutional authority to issue directives to the security agencies.

“The fact that Mr Oyetola is nephew of Mr. President does not confer any such authority on him.

“We see this as a gross betrayal  of trust reposed in the Osun state security officers by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” Adeleke stated.

He said, “I want to state that the current nefarious activities of Mr Oyetola and bosses of Osun security agencies constitute grave incitement. These need to stop because we are  neither  interested in resorting to self-help nor in support of violence to resolve political matters.  As much as we are law-abiding people, we are fierce protectors of our rights, at night and by the day.

“I want to place on notice the Nigerian Public, and our friends in the diplomatic community and the lovers of democracy and rule of law that our people will not accept any attempt to impose illegality and anarchy on us.

“We will not allow any takeover of the local government except through a judicial pronouncement or a democratic process.

According to the Governor, “We vehemently reject any ploy to deploy a non-existing court order to achieve local political power.

“I therefore appeal to  Mr President who is a renown democrat to insist on the rule of law by instructing the Inspector General of Police, the Director General of DSS, the Commandant General of the Civil Defense Corps not to obey an illegal  order from his nephew, Mr Gboyega Oyetola. The Osun State security chiefs should also be called to order.

“I call on Mr President, to instruct the National Security Adviser, and the Attorney General of the Federation, to personally verify the fact that the Court of Appeal judgement did not reinstate the sacked local government chairmen and councilors and the fact that, there is a subsisting judgement of Court that sacked the Chairmen and Councillors  produced by the 2022 local government polls,” he said

Adeleke noted that the Nigerian public should hold Mr Gboyega Oyetola and the Osun state security chiefs responsible for any breakdown of law and order in the state tomorrow, Monday, and beyond.

He said that it is unfortunate that the Osun state security chiefs are taking instructions from Mr Gboyega Oyetola just because he is the nephew of Mr. President.

“As much as we will do our best to maintain peace, we call on men and women of goodwill to intervene before it is too late,” Adeleke added.