Clowns now in charge of Osun -Senator Basiru

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress and immediate-past Senate spokesperson, Dr Ajibola Basiru, on Monday, said he sympathised with the people of Osun State “for allowing comedians to get close to the Government House in Osogbo.”

Basiru, who spoke to The PUNCH, was reacting to a statement on Monday by the Osun State Government accusing him of attempting to destabilise the state by allegedly invading the state with “unauthorised policemen.”

The state raised the allegation in a statement signed by Governor Ademola Adeleke’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed.

The government called on the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, to withdraw unauthorised policemen currently working with Basiru,  and for the  state Commissioner of Police, Patric Longe, to investigate its claim to prevent breach of peace.

“We urgently bring to the attention of the Inspector General of Police, the state Commissioner of Police and the general public that former Senator Ajibola Bashiru has imported some unauthorised policemen into Osun State to create confusion, mayhem and destabilise the peace and stability of the state.

“The former senator is reported to have submitted a list of top leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party and Osun State government for arrest on trumped-up charges. We reliably gathered that the Osogbo-born politician is personally coordinating the team in gross violation of extant laws and practice of law enforcement.

“We call on the Inspector General of Police to order the immediate withdrawal of such policemen as their invitation under the control of a politician constitutes a grave threat to the peace and stability of Osun State. We urge the Commissioner of Police to urgently look into the matter before a breach of peace across the state,” the government said in the statement.